The new CNN site is so much easier to navigate than the old version. Instead of scrolling through what seemed like miles of stories to find the one I want (I was never even satisfied with its search options), the stories are actually organized according to category. Who knew!?
CNN.com relaunch to focus on video mentioned that the site now attaches greater importance to entertainment. I agree. Of course there is now an entertainment section, but the whole feel of the site seems lighter, with less columns, more video and white space-- making it more inviting to people who aren't looking for just a serious news source, not that the site was ever that, but i digress..
I also like it that CNN is adding more broad coverage to include Africa, the Middle East and South America. I noticed that the U.S. version is also including a section to highlight Soledad O'Brien's "Latino in America" series. Hopefully there will continue to be a focus on diversity.
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Good insight. I really think the Entertainment addition will attract a broader audience to the site.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed a lot of people equating video with entertainment. I think that video news on the site could potentially be just as serious and informative as written articles so long as they're well done.
ReplyDeleteIn theory, I agree with Adam. Some documentaries are excellent sources of valid information, and film certainly has certain mechanisms at its disposal that the written word does not.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, there is a lot of virtue to NOT having visuals...a reader is forced to reflect for him or herself in a way that film does not allow. The medium of film was indispensable to the Third Reich, let's not forget. If the internet has the potential to breed facism, then video is its strongest hope.