a media management , production , and delivery system and method for providing an efficient means of producing and delivering text and media are disclosed . original text such as a news story is provided by a media source . media relevant to the original text is edited and linked to the text . the edited and linked media and text is published to a television station , television , web site , and mobile device . users select a news story and can read the text article while the media plays in a media player window . the original and edited versions of the text and media are stored in a media archive and available for future use . the timing of publishing media is selectable so that a media playlist can be created for broadcasting .