People proceed through life at a fast pace. We communicate in 140-letter blurbs and don't believe people once waited an entire day for new news delivered on a platform other than the Internets. The Globe, for an instant, got this concept and took a minimalist approach to reporting an important story. Their MetroDesk blog reported on the Deval Patrick—James A. Aloisi Jr.—Daniel A. Grabauskas death struggle over possible MBTA fare hikes by posting two quotes that could pass for any text message from a 12-year-old. The quotes link to actual news stories, which is so 2004. Even Bostonist used more words than the MetroDesk did. Is this how Rick Porcello feels?
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