Lawrence, KS: Convergence Capital of the USA

I heard a cool story this morning on NPR about my favorite town away from town: Lawrence, Kansas. It turns out that the company that owns the Lawrence Journal World, The World Co., is one of the most progressive and forward thinking media companies around. Turns out they also operate the great Lawrence.com web-site. According to NPR, Lawrence, Kansas is a new media hub.

"Media watchers are paying close attention to what the local newspaper in Lawrence, Kan., is doing. The World Co., which owns the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper, online and cable news divisions, is providing a model for how the news media may operate in the future. It's led by media-convergence evangelist, Rob Curley. The company is winning accolades for its multiple approach to covering the local news."

Listen to the NPR feature here. It's a two-part series, so tune in tomorrow, too.