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Why Haven't Online Newspapers Gotten it Right?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the because-wrong-is-easier dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Kirk McElhearn, writing at Kirkville, discusses why he thinks that online newspapers aren't up to snuff. While his article reflects an "old-fashioned" way of looking at newspapers, that is by reading them on paper as opposed to on the web, many of his points are valid. Most newspaper web sites are poorly designed, and don't easily inspire readers to read their content. He doesn't offer any solutions (other than getting rid of ads to make stories more readable) but the issues he raises do merit reflection by newspapers and other websites with large amounts of content."

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  1. here's a reason by scenestar · · Score: 4, Funny

    I got sick of all the bread crumbs getting stuck into my laptop while eating breakfast.

    paper still pwns.

    --
    perpetually dwelling in the -1 pits
  2. Most people read their newspapers in the toilet! by ZephyrQ · · Score: 2, Funny

    You ever try to juggle a lap-top on your knees while trying to do your business?

          And, besides, you can't swat flies with your lap-top either...(well, I guess you could......)

  3. Mildly amusing... by Xserv · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does anyone else find it mildly amusing that stuck in the bottom of the article between the comments and the article is a big, fat, moving FLASH animation advertisement?

    Maybe it's just me....

    --
    "I love lamp."
  4. Re:The billion dollar question... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    -- and I like to see DIFFERENT reports, not the same damn things.

    Then what, pray tell, are you doing HERE??!?

    (couldn't resist!) ;-)

  5. Re:I am pissed about this too by muhgcee · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, the print edition has ads. So does the online pay version. Yet, the print version costs more to produce, and has a lower subscription cost. So I am suggesting that they take one of two actions - Reduce the price of the online subscription, or nix the ads.