PREAMBLE
It is imperative that media is life as wealth is life due to its absolute important to the society. The power of media can not be over emphasized but be adored.
Imagine the society without information or its flow, it becomes a dead end.
Technology on a daily basis is improving drawing the outside world closer to us by making it “a global village”. On line journalism has transformed the face of the world that you can assess the latest in information flow write on your palm (Handset, Palmtop, Laptop and Desktop, television, radio and other media gadgets.)
However, the advent of the internet has evolved a new exploding and challenging field of online news media. The internet recently has been a conduit for the other forms of the media mentioned earlier in particular newspapers, magazines, radio and television via the creation of websites for the respective media organizations.
The news website no doubt must possess some conspicuous general qualities which endear it to its target audience which must be taken into consideration when critically viewing the designs of the websites. These include creativity, aesthetics, graphics and contents of the news website.
News can be defined as is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience. (Wikipedia).
A website (also spelled Web site) is a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are addressed relative to a common Uniform Resource Locator (URL), often consisting of only the domain name (or, in rare cases, the IP address) and the root path ('/') in an Internet Protocol-based network. A web site is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network. (Wikipedia).
News Website has one of the major information flows. In fact the acceptable medium of information update for the elite.
Different news website as a source of information has a unique way of passing across the information the society.
Basically, the below details must be considered in the identification of a well structured news website;
-Style of writing: A well structured news website must be defined. Is it humour, satire or philosophical.
- Story Structure: The story structure must contain the essence of the story without ambiguity.
- Headlines: The headline must be catchy, short and precise.
-Audience motive:. A news website should picture the mind of the audience as consumer of the information.
- Introduction: The inductory line of a news website should have a creative mind set as where, who, where, when and how the information flows.
-Paragraphs: Each paragraph should break the information into segment/serial for effective understanding.
-Serial: Information flow must be salient by breaking text into different segment.
-Use of links: A news website should put key information at the start of the link for easy reading.
- Use of Acronyms and abbreviation: The usage of Abbreviation and acronyms should be expanded if first use in a page.
- Use of Quotes: Quotes should be to buttress story.
- Features: Colours, logo, advert ,audio and visual content should promote and make a web page attractive.
It is imperative that media is life as wealth is life due to its absolute important to the society. The power of media can not be over emphasized but be adored.
Imagine the society without information or its flow, it becomes a dead end.
Technology on a daily basis is improving drawing the outside world closer to us by making it “a global village”. On line journalism has transformed the face of the world that you can assess the latest in information flow write on your palm (Handset, Palmtop, Laptop and Desktop, television, radio and other media gadgets.)
However, the advent of the internet has evolved a new exploding and challenging field of online news media. The internet recently has been a conduit for the other forms of the media mentioned earlier in particular newspapers, magazines, radio and television via the creation of websites for the respective media organizations.
The news website no doubt must possess some conspicuous general qualities which endear it to its target audience which must be taken into consideration when critically viewing the designs of the websites. These include creativity, aesthetics, graphics and contents of the news website.
News can be defined as is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience. (Wikipedia).
A website (also spelled Web site) is a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are addressed relative to a common Uniform Resource Locator (URL), often consisting of only the domain name (or, in rare cases, the IP address) and the root path ('/') in an Internet Protocol-based network. A web site is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network. (Wikipedia).
News Website has one of the major information flows. In fact the acceptable medium of information update for the elite.
Different news website as a source of information has a unique way of passing across the information the society.
Basically, the below details must be considered in the identification of a well structured news website;
-Style of writing: A well structured news website must be defined. Is it humour, satire or philosophical.
- Story Structure: The story structure must contain the essence of the story without ambiguity.
- Headlines: The headline must be catchy, short and precise.
-Audience motive:. A news website should picture the mind of the audience as consumer of the information.
- Introduction: The inductory line of a news website should have a creative mind set as where, who, where, when and how the information flows.
-Paragraphs: Each paragraph should break the information into segment/serial for effective understanding.
-Serial: Information flow must be salient by breaking text into different segment.
-Use of links: A news website should put key information at the start of the link for easy reading.
- Use of Acronyms and abbreviation: The usage of Abbreviation and acronyms should be expanded if first use in a page.
- Use of Quotes: Quotes should be to buttress story.
- Features: Colours, logo, advert ,audio and visual content should promote and make a web page attractive.
STUDY OF NEWS WEBSITES DESIGNS AND CONTENTS
A critical look into some newspapers, television, radio and media organizations websites locally and internationally:
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
1) Colour of the websites varies from one website to another. The websites multi coloured having a minimum of 6 colours. While some opted for a stationary news caption, a few used a timed auto play for new captions.
2) Each website has a unique identity as Logos and emblem are visibly displayed on their home pages.
3) Majority of the newspaper website had links to social media while a few did not.
4) Almost all the newspaper websites had no visual or audio podcast as well as video links. This can be linked to the fact that the newspaper media is more about writing and photography, than visuals and audios as in the television and radio media respectively.
5) Some of the websites displayed appropriate pictures for each stories where necessary while a few only displayed series of auto played pictures with no accompanying foot notes. However, the resolutions of the pictures exhibited vary from one website to another.
6) The feed backs on their websites were mainly through letter, editorials and opinion poll icons.
7) The websites had nearly the same general icons which represent every column in the print newspapers, but only differ in terms of the format and arrangements.
8) The websites had accompanying search engines.
9) All but one of the sample newspaper websites had no blog.
10) The webpage is congested and have advert placements
www.punchng.com, www.pmnewsnigeria.com,www.ngrguardiannews.com
RADIO
1) Colours of the websites vary from one website to another. The websites have a minimum of 6 colours. Some looked less attractive, while others were attractive and conspicuous.
2) The websites has a relatively less icons compared to the news paper and magazines.
3) They have audio podcast, thus target audience can listen to live transimissions.
4) The websites is less congested and have less or no advert placements.
5) Feedbacks are only through the contact pages in some while others have opinion polls and contacts.
6) Some websites had chat rooms icon, while others don’t.
7) The common icons include news, programmes schedule and contacts with slight variations from one websites to the other. However, they vary in their formats and arrangements
8) No Logos were displayed rather the names and band width numbers substitute the logo as the identity of the websites
9) None of the websites has links to social networks.
www.radionigeriaonline.net, www.voiceofnigeria.org,
TELEVISION
1) Colour of the websites varies from one website to another. The websites multi coloured having a minimum of 6 colours. The websites are colourful and attractive.
2) They have video podcast, webcast for live viewing by target audience.
3) The websites have fewer icons.
4) Feedbacks only through Contacts icon
5) They have links to other social networks.
6) No Logos, rather the acronym of the stations are used.
7) Resolution of the overall websites is very high compared to others discussed media websites earlier mentioned.
8) The websites is congested and has copious advert placements.
www.channels.tv, www.cnn.com,www.news.sky.com
MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS
1) Colour of the websites varies from one website to another. The websites multi coloured having a minimum of 6 colours.
2) Majority of the websites under this category has links to social networks.
3) Feedbacks only through contacts icon.
4) The names of the organization without logos are used as the identity of the website.
5) The websites has no podcast, both visuals and audio.
6) Resolution of pictures varies from one websites to another.
7) Apart from the display of comprehensive detail of their products, no vivid icon is used to establish interaction with the target audience.
www.goal.com,www.enownow.com,
A critical look into some newspapers, television, radio and media organizations websites locally and internationally:
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
1) Colour of the websites varies from one website to another. The websites multi coloured having a minimum of 6 colours. While some opted for a stationary news caption, a few used a timed auto play for new captions.
2) Each website has a unique identity as Logos and emblem are visibly displayed on their home pages.
3) Majority of the newspaper website had links to social media while a few did not.
4) Almost all the newspaper websites had no visual or audio podcast as well as video links. This can be linked to the fact that the newspaper media is more about writing and photography, than visuals and audios as in the television and radio media respectively.
5) Some of the websites displayed appropriate pictures for each stories where necessary while a few only displayed series of auto played pictures with no accompanying foot notes. However, the resolutions of the pictures exhibited vary from one website to another.
6) The feed backs on their websites were mainly through letter, editorials and opinion poll icons.
7) The websites had nearly the same general icons which represent every column in the print newspapers, but only differ in terms of the format and arrangements.
8) The websites had accompanying search engines.
9) All but one of the sample newspaper websites had no blog.
10) The webpage is congested and have advert placements
www.punchng.com, www.pmnewsnigeria.com,www.ngrguardiannews.com
RADIO
1) Colours of the websites vary from one website to another. The websites have a minimum of 6 colours. Some looked less attractive, while others were attractive and conspicuous.
2) The websites has a relatively less icons compared to the news paper and magazines.
3) They have audio podcast, thus target audience can listen to live transimissions.
4) The websites is less congested and have less or no advert placements.
5) Feedbacks are only through the contact pages in some while others have opinion polls and contacts.
6) Some websites had chat rooms icon, while others don’t.
7) The common icons include news, programmes schedule and contacts with slight variations from one websites to the other. However, they vary in their formats and arrangements
8) No Logos were displayed rather the names and band width numbers substitute the logo as the identity of the websites
9) None of the websites has links to social networks.
www.radionigeriaonline.net, www.voiceofnigeria.org,
TELEVISION
1) Colour of the websites varies from one website to another. The websites multi coloured having a minimum of 6 colours. The websites are colourful and attractive.
2) They have video podcast, webcast for live viewing by target audience.
3) The websites have fewer icons.
4) Feedbacks only through Contacts icon
5) They have links to other social networks.
6) No Logos, rather the acronym of the stations are used.
7) Resolution of the overall websites is very high compared to others discussed media websites earlier mentioned.
8) The websites is congested and has copious advert placements.
www.channels.tv, www.cnn.com,www.news.sky.com
MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS
1) Colour of the websites varies from one website to another. The websites multi coloured having a minimum of 6 colours.
2) Majority of the websites under this category has links to social networks.
3) Feedbacks only through contacts icon.
4) The names of the organization without logos are used as the identity of the website.
5) The websites has no podcast, both visuals and audio.
6) Resolution of pictures varies from one websites to another.
7) Apart from the display of comprehensive detail of their products, no vivid icon is used to establish interaction with the target audience.
www.goal.com,www.enownow.com,
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