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Newcomers 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Daily Herald continues
growth as news operation
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Online services increase
During the past year, the Herald has
made a concerted effort to grow its on-
line presence to benefit readers at home
From staff reports
and abroad.
Building on its 116-year tradition as
Besides redesigning the Web sites for
a regional leader in local, state and na-
the Fort Hood Herald and the Cove Her-
tional news, the Killeen Daily Herald has
ald, the Internet department has been
unveiled numerous innovations.
working on adding multimedia to each
Topping the list was the installation
Web site and revamping KDHNews.com
three years ago of a modern DGM 850
A redesigned look for TheCoveHe-
Dauphin Graphics 16-unit web printing
rald.com rolled out at the beginning of
press, part of a $5.5 million, 7,700-square-
July and the redesign for TheFortHood-
foot expansion project of the Herald's
Herald.com launched at the end of July
.
building on Florence Road.
These Web sites feature updated stories
To meet the growing printing needs of
throughout the week and are posted on-
the company the Killeen Daily Herald
,
line the day they are published. Each
brought in the new computer-based press
Wednesday TheFortHoodHerald.com
,
in the summer of 2004. The press began
updates with that week's headlines and
TheCoveHerald.com headlines update on
operating in September of that year.
Thursdays. Readers can join a list to re-
It was the newspaper's first major ex-
ceive the weekly headlines for each pub-
pansion since it moved to its present lo-
lication via e-mail.
cation in 1985.
Perhaps the biggest achievement for the
In the past five years, the Herald has in-
KDH Internet department has been the
creased the number of products and ser-
creation of a new Web site: KDHPressbox.
vices it offers to area readers.
com. This Web site focuses on local prep
In March 2004, the newspaper intro-
sports and includes live text-based play-by-
duced a weekly newspaper, the Fort Hood
plays for area football games as well as live
Herald.
audio from the games. Rosters, schedules
Focusing on issues of importance to
and statistics also can be found online. As it
the military community the Fort Hood
,
grows, KDHPressBox.com will encompass
Herald publishes every Wednesday
.
several sports and be the place to go for local
Another weekly the Cove Herald, de-
,
sports statistics and stories.
buted in October 2003 to provide in-depth
The Killeen Daily Herald's daily Web
site, KDHNews.com, also has been receiv-
coverage of the Copperas Cove region.
ing attention this year with added features
The weekly Cove Herald covers Cop-
such as photo slideshows from community
peras Cove government, schools, sports,
events. Videos and other forms of multime-
family life and community news.
dia are also in the works. KDHNews.com
In 2007, the most dramatic changes
now offers updates on news throughout the
took place at the newspaper's Web site,
day as well as a commitment to providing
KDHNews.com. The Web site offers on-
the latest information first. "Get it right.
line news and sports, as well as classi-
fied ads, interactive forums, hot links and
contact information.
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