Jonathan Dube from MSNBC.com recently published a list of 101 ways to improve your news site. Some of my favorites include

• Create games around the news for wireless devices
• Offer a subscription where people can view the entire site ad-free for an extra charge
• Buy a TiVo for your newsroom so reporters can pause and rewind anytime there’s breaking news on TV – or a live press briefing – and get exact quotes
• Use the Weblog format to cover a breaking news event
• Create a whole special section online for younger readers. Find local student journalists to help write for it