By: Pauline Millard "Layering information" is one of those buzz words that keeps popping up in the newspaper business when talking about new ways to get information across online. As with any new feature, finding a practical way to use it is what will make it all the more effective.
A natural disaster is usually a good place to start. The west coast has been hit with some severe storms over the past few days which has led to flooding and other damage. Over at The Oregonian, they've been collecting all the stories and photos and linking them to
points on an interactive map, as a sort of guide to the area post-storms.
They created a Flickr feed where they've been dropping photos everyday. Readers can search by day to see amazing -- and oddly beautiful -- shots of the flooding. It even gives measurements of how much rain fell in certain areas. And of course, there are links to print stories.
It's a nice example of how to use all the information that surfaces when a storm or other disaster hits. It also incorporates that other online news buzzword -- hyperlocal -- by offering readers information about their neighborhoods.
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