WASHINGTONPOST.COM - Cheryl Temple, Caitlin Smart, Monica Tame

2.) The featured stories listed on the home page of washingtonpost.com included:

- Bernanke Tells Congress That U.S. Economy Is Faltering

- Buffett To Invest $5 Billion In Goldman

- The Words Left Unspoken In The Bailout Debate

The "Bernanke" article had the largest title text on the home page and was placed in the very center, making it the first article to catch the viewer's eyes. Neil Irwin, the author of the article, wrote that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke urged Congress to pass a $700 billion bailout proposal in order to keep the financial crisis from escalating.The photograph below of Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke pushing for approval of the proposal bailout plan ran alongside the story.

The second article on Buffett was placed directly underneath the "Bernanke" article with just slightly smaller title text than its upstairs neighbor. The authors of the story wrote that investor Warren Buffet is going to invest $5 billion in Goldman Sachs to help out the Wall Street bank.

The third top story was placed under the article on Buffett. Its title text was also the same size as the second article. The author of the article, Steven Pearlstein, wrote that he believes the American public deserves an apology from Wall Street for the recent financial crisis.

3.) Washingtonpost.com does offer a list of the most popular articles on the top right hand side of the home page. The articles that were listed were similar to the top stories in that they gave some information on the current financial crisis; however, their main focus was on the presidential candidates.

Here are the links to these articles:

- http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/24/mccain_suspending_campaign_ask.html

- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/23/AR2008092303667.html?nav%3Dhcmodule&sub=AR

- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202583.html?nav=hcmodule

4.) The website incorporates several journal-style blogs. The bloggers are mainly experts on subjects, such as politics, shopping, the weather in the eastern part of the U.S. , and even obituaries. One particular blog, the Achenblog, focuses on science, history, sports, journalism, and "cool" news.

Here is the link to a list of the blogs, - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/metro_columnists.html?nid=roll_localcolblogs

and here is the link to the Achenblog - http://blog.washingtonpost.com/achenblog/

5.) The Washington Post website incorporates both reader comments and discussion boards into the site. Viewers can post comments to news articles and opinion pieces, and a "Discussion Groups" link can be accessed through the "Opinions" link on the home page.

6.) The website incorporates some video and audio clips to the site.

Here is the link to the video clips page, - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/
however, there are more photos on this page than video clips.

This site -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/podcastfront.htm
includes audio and video podcasts.