Yesterday's paper sells better than today's. Breaking news drives readership on-line. Right now, we're getting about 350,000 to 400,000 hits a day. We posted a headline and summary within 15 seconds of the O.J. Simpson verdict. That day we got 600,000 hits.
Database management is essential, but insufficient.
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