Asking the (Former) Audience

Slowly, but surely, the traditional media are beginning to get it. In a new example, the Indianapolis Star has discovered a new source of expertise, namely its readers:

We rarely if ever ask for the public’s help when we research an important issue such as operation of the Marion County coroner’s office (now under investigation by the prosecutor’s office) or what’s happening with the county’s troubled juvenile detention center.

Overdue, of course. But what’s the old saying about better late than never?