My favorite place to receive new is from the Chicago Tribune. The layout for the website is very well done and easy to navigate. Right on the top of the web page reads “Chicago Tribune” with the date and local temperature. On the top left side of the page there is a search bar and on the right side there are listings for cars, jobs, real estate ect.- very convenient. Further down on the left side of the page, there are subjects that can take you to specific articles such as Local News, Business, Politics, and Travel. This makes it very easy for people to just point and click on the articles or subjects that they wish to read about. In the very center of the page, you can find major headlines, accompanied by pictures and videos. Also, the Tribune will put a couple of headlines on their home page, all of which are sorted by subject. Another great feature on this website is by putting the cursor over a certain subject, a window will pop up with a list of subtopics. For example, when the cursor is over Chicago Weather, subtopics such as “Tom skiing blog”, “ Almanac”, and “Moraine Weather” will show up. When looking at politics, you can choose from local or national, or even between McCain and Obama. A unique feature that the Tribune offers is the “Columnists” section. Here, you can choose between sports, news, business, entertainment, ect., and the name and picture of each columnist in that specific subject will show up, along with the article that they wrote for that day, or week.

When I go to the site for The New York Times, I immediately notice that the page is very busy. While everything is organized, it just seems that there are too many headlines on one page, and it is a little distracting. Another problem that I have with this page is the font. While it may not seem like a big deal, the font has a great impact on a person’s ability to focus and read an article. While fonts such as Times is fine for the headline, simple fonts are better for the bulk of the article because it is much easier to read and less distracting.