On-the-spot reporting in the wi-fi age?

There's nothing so exciting as on-the-spot reporting. This, from the BBC:

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The BBC's James Landale at London's City Hall says, with 22% of votes counted, Boris Johnson is ahead in 10 of London's election regions, while Ken Livingstone is ahead in four regions.

Talk about finger on the pulse. Except that the count isn't happening at City Hall, but Alexandra Palace, Kensington Olympia and the Excel centre. I don't think anything official is scheduled to happen at City Hall until this evening.

Still, as long as you have a mobile and a laptop, who needs to be where the action really is?