Quick work by the Baldwin trial team delivered the news quickly, across formats, that the involuntary manslaughter case was abruptly ended by a judge in New Mexico, mid-trial.
Santa Fe reporter Morgan Lee was in the courtroom daily and delivered a crucial heads up that the dismissal was coming, allowing an alert to be sent and a pair of quick updates to follow.
Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton filed quick updates to editor Anna Furman to send the story quickly while Susan Montoya Bryan worked the phones to flesh out reactions; San Francisco video journalist Haven Daley captured live video and a reporter standup with Lee explaining the ruling.
AP’s NewsAlert was out immediately after the decision and AP’s push alert was among the first to go out, beating other major news outlets.
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