http://www.politico.com/ is a US-based political news website that shows how to combine old-school journalism with the always-on culture of the Internet.
Started by two ex-Washington Post reporters John Harris and Jimmy Vandehei, its not a lightweight journal, but gets into the serious subject of political reporting. However they have managed to 'own the morning' with their speedy turn-around of stories and understand that the life of a topic is no longer days but hours (or even minutes).
Does it work? Well they are in the top 10 US national newspaper websites according to Nielsen Netratings!
Here's the recent video interview they did for CNN:
