Monday, September 22, 2008

Fox News





FOXNEWS.COM

1. Luke Hinton, Sara Huckabee, Claudia Huerta, Janie Hammonds




2.Dow Slides on Oil, Bailout Fears--This article title was the first of three listed articles. It was at the top of the page, and had the largest, boldest font. The article described the uncertanding of today's stock market. It also stated that the market had the largest two-day percentage jump since October 1987.




Dorm Raided in Palin E-mail Hack--This article was second on the page and had a smaller text than the first. The article stated that the FBI served a search warrant against a 20-year-old college student suspected of hacking in to Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail account.




'SNL' Incest Joke Falls Flat--This article was third on the page, and it also had smaller text than the first. The article stated that SNL made a joke about incest among Sarah Palin's family. The joke made reference to the idea that New York Times is out of touch with the rest of the country including Alaska.




3. The site offers a tab to view the "Most Read" articles on foxnews.com. The "Most Read" articles differed from the front page articles in that they contained more entertainment value as opposed to economic and political issues/news.




4. FOXNEWS.COM incorporates a variety of blogs on the website. The bloggers are reporters, political analysts, and experts of different areas. The blogs on this site discuss weather, environment, health and of course politics and current events. Fox News Radio hosts also have blogs that listeners can follow daily.

5. The website offered readers comments on the news articles in the 'Opinion' tab. We could not find any discussion boards on the website.





6. FOXNEWS.COM offers a clickable link that includes their “top videos.” It also includes a clickable link for radio announcements such as Bill O’Reilly’s Radio Factor, Fox Across America, Tom Sullivan, etc., and other hot topics.


1 comment:

Devin said...

The website it self has a little something for everyone. But personal I would not use the website on a regular basses, it just does not appeal to me visual. I would not take the time to look at the news information.