Abcnews.com
a) The news items do reflect immediacy. It is current on what is going on right now and also has a lot of information about the swine flu which is big in the media at the moment.
b) The site has an index for each topic ranging from world, U.S., politics, health, money etc. It makes it easier to navigate and find what you’re looking for. The articles are also straight to the point which would help the reader save time.
c) Getting the information is easy and if the links don’t provide what you’re looking for typing the key words in the search bar will help. The search offers links to articles as well as videos.
d) There is visual information that includes clips and videos of news as well as photos and articles.
e) The stories are not written with lists and bullets. It is in more of an essay format. Scanning would be more difficult. Key words are highlighted so that if they are clicked it will direct you to a page with more information related to that word.
f) The stories are broken into chunks. There may be one story let’s say about the swine flu and then another story about the swine flu and who it has affected or what the CDC is doing about the flu.
g) There are hyperlinks within the story and after a reader finishes the story. There are also videos provided that are related to the story.
h) After each story there is a comment box at the bottom giving readers a chance to “talk back” or provide more information on the topic.
i) The site has many photos and videos to enhance the topics as well as add some visual appeal.
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Good overview of this news site. 15/15
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