The Media Equation - How Obama Tapped Into Social Networks’ Powe. The New York Times Clutters Up Its Homepage With Links From Else. It used to be that when a newspaper put out an “Extra” edition, it was filled with stories written by its reporters who had toiled away the night to cover some breaking news or collection of stories. Today, the New York Times is redefining “Extra” as stories written by others.
It is turning on a new feature on its homepage called Times Extra that will start adding links from elsewhere underneath the headlines of its own articles.