Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Fox News: We Report, You Decide

1. Joseph Medina
Megan McDougall
Katie McDonough

2. The top three stories on the website were:
  1. Obama Rejects McCain Call to Postpone Debate Over Financial Crisis
  2. McCain Halts Campaign Over Financial Crisis
  3. Obama Gains Lead
The first story was printed in black type against a yellow background as breaking news, something featured nowhere else on the site. Although it was only a line without images, we felt it had the most importance because it was brand-new, just out of the oven smell news. The story about McCain halting his campaign was featured in large blue print with backing video and "raw data". The third story was in the same font and color as the second, but with an attatched PDF and about six different articles or videos on the election.

3. Yes, the site offers a list of the "most read" articles. These tend to be about more obscure or sensational events, such as "Oklahoma Judge Who Used Sex Device in Court Disbarred". Here's an example.

4. Fox News blogs are written by such writers as John Carl Cameron and Todd Starnes (I don't know who they are either). Editorials are listed under opinion, and have actual people writing them such as Oliver North and Alireza Jafarzadeh. Some, such as Jafarzadeh, are experts in fields such as foreign affairs.

5. All articles and blogs feature reader comments.

6. The front page features very little images, but within individual articles can be found a wealth of information, including live feeds. Videos also include comments.

Here's Ahmanutjob up to his usual tricks.

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