April 16, 2010
New question in NLRB case: Issue over new members

I thought this article was interesting because it is very short. It is from SCOTUS Blog and it informs readers that lawyers in the National Labor Relations Board case have been asked to file new briefs on the effect of new board members.
Though the article is really short, it alerts the reader to the new development in the case. Unlike most traditional media, it only seeks to mention the development and does not make a full story of it. Instead, links to the sites where readers can read the request for the briefs, as well as pages readers can visit to find more information about the case.
In offering readers access to the sources directly, the site is able to get news across without having to write a complete story. The downside, I would imagine, is that they article lacks salience with an audience who might not have any interest in this case. Someone who reads this and knows little about it might click away from the page without bothering to open the informative links, because they have not been offered any reason to take interest in the case.