Monday, December 1, 2008

Online Writing Exercise

Fox News
a) Do the news items reflect immediacy? yes
b) Does the site try to help readers save time? yes 
c) Is it quick and easy to get information? yes
d) Does it provide both visual and verbal information? yes
e) Do the stories contain lists and bullets to make them easier to scan? yes
f) Are the stories broken into “chunks”? yes
g) Do stories provide hyperlinks to additional information? yes 
h) Are there opportunities for readers to "talk back"? yes
i) Does the site use multimedia to enhance understanding and add appeal? yes

1 comment:

camccune said...

This wasn't intended to be a "yes" or 'no" exercise. Did I forget the part about "please explain" and/or "give me an example"?

10/15 Want to revise?