Houston media also taking advantage of the Web's reach

In this week’s issue, communications professionals from a number of businesses with interests in the Houston area emphasized their use of the Web in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

It turns out that the local media in Southeastern Texas have the same idea, and are using the Internet to stream coverage online and extend their local broadcasts. Most cable networks, according to The New York Times’ Brian Stelter, have switched to around-the-clock coverage of the financial crisis and the presidential election.