The Dressler Family Ranch
This Web site is a great example of original journalism online. Done by students at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, the site includes stories about the ranch, about why ranchers are in trouble. Stories are brief and interesting. The site includes broadcast stories as well as print stories, and it has great slide shows and interactivity. It is organized very well and has headlines that would entice the reader as well as show up on a search engine.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Election 2008 Online Coverage
People are really interested in the 2008 election. From primary coverage to polls of who could win the presidency, people are keeping track of it all - especially online.
I often check RealClearPolitics.com because they have informative and balanced blogs. You don't have to worry that it's all leaning toward one side. The site has many writers. It also has a good search system and breaks the election up into categories such as the parties and candidates. I had to write a paper for a political science class that predicted who would win the primaries in a certain state, Arkansas, and even though the answers would seem obvious - Clinton and Huckabee in one of their home states - the blogs helped me come to a full conclusion.
I don't have time to subscribe to the New York Times like I did for the past two years, so when I find time to read news, I often go to their Web site or other news sites such as CNN or NPR. I listen to NPR while driving to get some election coverage, but when I get home, I want to read about the coverage I miss when I park my car and go back to my apartment.
The CNN site is especially helpful because they have a full election center page, as linked above. It displays the number of votes each delegate has and shows a map of all the states and shows who has done primaries.
I often check RealClearPolitics.com because they have informative and balanced blogs. You don't have to worry that it's all leaning toward one side. The site has many writers. It also has a good search system and breaks the election up into categories such as the parties and candidates. I had to write a paper for a political science class that predicted who would win the primaries in a certain state, Arkansas, and even though the answers would seem obvious - Clinton and Huckabee in one of their home states - the blogs helped me come to a full conclusion.
I don't have time to subscribe to the New York Times like I did for the past two years, so when I find time to read news, I often go to their Web site or other news sites such as CNN or NPR. I listen to NPR while driving to get some election coverage, but when I get home, I want to read about the coverage I miss when I park my car and go back to my apartment.
The CNN site is especially helpful because they have a full election center page, as linked above. It displays the number of votes each delegate has and shows a map of all the states and shows who has done primaries.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
J295 Links
How do you get started, really?
-We looked at this site in class, and I thought these web design tips were a lot like newspaper copyediting tips. Basically, every web page, like a newspaper page, should have something dominant. Colors and fonts should match. I thought it was interesting because web pages are different and newer than old newspapers, but a lot of the things that make a page a quality page don't change, no matter what medium you're using.
Are Navs useful?
-I agree with this site, that users look at content before navigation points. When I first started making my page in this class, I thought it would be OK to put my navigations in different places on the side. However, as Kodi noted, navs are useful, and people need them to get to places on the site.
Prioritize.
-I don't have much experience in online journalism, but like I said about getting started, it is a lot like newspaper layout in that it appeals to human nature. People will read what's on top first, so as editors, we should put the most important information on top.
Design Tutorials
-These sites give basic information on design. At first, I didn't think I'd need these because I already had a design layout in mind, but because we had to look at this, I ended up finding it helpful to see other ideas.
Dmitry's design lab
-I liked how Dmitry gave us tips on font. The other day, I drove past an "Aquatic Wildlife" store and the font on the store's main sign was awful. It was too whimsical and curly for a pet store - it looked more like an artsy coffee shop. Fonts, like Web sites, have character, and the characters should fit together. The same goes for color. It's impossible to have a green Web site about anything other than nature or money because the color characterizes it.
Top 10 Mistakes
-These mistakes are easy to make for new Web designers. For example, I don't know what my site looks like online quite yet. If I were to use small fonts, they might not look that small on my computer screen but very small on another. Also, it could be easy to forget some content such as contact information, and that could greatly deter the site.
Web pages that suck
-From this site, I looked at the top 10 worst sites.
-We looked at this site in class, and I thought these web design tips were a lot like newspaper copyediting tips. Basically, every web page, like a newspaper page, should have something dominant. Colors and fonts should match. I thought it was interesting because web pages are different and newer than old newspapers, but a lot of the things that make a page a quality page don't change, no matter what medium you're using.
Are Navs useful?
-I agree with this site, that users look at content before navigation points. When I first started making my page in this class, I thought it would be OK to put my navigations in different places on the side. However, as Kodi noted, navs are useful, and people need them to get to places on the site.
Prioritize.
-I don't have much experience in online journalism, but like I said about getting started, it is a lot like newspaper layout in that it appeals to human nature. People will read what's on top first, so as editors, we should put the most important information on top.
Design Tutorials
-These sites give basic information on design. At first, I didn't think I'd need these because I already had a design layout in mind, but because we had to look at this, I ended up finding it helpful to see other ideas.
Dmitry's design lab
-I liked how Dmitry gave us tips on font. The other day, I drove past an "Aquatic Wildlife" store and the font on the store's main sign was awful. It was too whimsical and curly for a pet store - it looked more like an artsy coffee shop. Fonts, like Web sites, have character, and the characters should fit together. The same goes for color. It's impossible to have a green Web site about anything other than nature or money because the color characterizes it.
Top 10 Mistakes
-These mistakes are easy to make for new Web designers. For example, I don't know what my site looks like online quite yet. If I were to use small fonts, they might not look that small on my computer screen but very small on another. Also, it could be easy to forget some content such as contact information, and that could greatly deter the site.
Web pages that suck
-From this site, I looked at the top 10 worst sites.
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