Update 6:16 p.m.: Melinda Gipson (formerly of NAA, now with GateHouse Media) pointed out the Virginia Tech student newspaper Web site is down, but the students are reporting anyway and the results are on the College Media Web site. Gipson wrote in an e-mail, "Looks like they were posting remotely with the server down. Not great but something considering the circumstances."

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The Roanoke Times reported on its breaking news blog that by 12:30 today, Wikipedia had a page devoted to the unfortunate shootings earlier today at Virginia Tech. The page featured a timeline, several links to media articles from CNN, the BBC, MSNBC and others. The Roanoke Times was not on the list of sources as of 2:30 this afternoon, but the newspaper's Web coverage was impressive.

The Roanoke Times site at featured a breaking-news blog, opened a special message board and quickly posted maps of campus. They also posted video, statements from the Virginia governor and Virginia Tech president -- really a good job for an unexpected and sad news event on a Monday morning. The site, which has won numerous awards for news coverage and interactive media, will certainly be worth checking out by tomorrow morning.

Separately, many major news outlets have made quick use of their user-generated content, including cell phone-captured photos, video and audio and on-the-ground reports. This was especially evident on the 24-hour news channels (CNN's iReport and MSNBC's audio features were especially well-promoted and of high-quality).

Also, check out this BBC News: Have Your Say story with e-mails and text messages from students sent during and after the shootings.