Liverpool paper holds web conference

The Liverpool Daily Post yesterday became the first British newspaper to broadcast its afternoon editorial conference live on the web. The paper came up with the idea after enjoying success during with its live blog initiative. Editor Mark Thomas said: "I'm sure a lot of people will be surprised at the decision to make our next day's stories public before they are published, but our readers are intelligent, questioning people whose input will enhance our news-gathering operation." The conference was also carried by Journalism.co.uk.