Update 6--Assessing the Front Page

Click on the link to the NY Times.  Browse the front page and answer the following questions in a post to your blog.

1.      Which items had the largest headlines?  Why?

2.     Which items had the smallest headlines?  Why?

3.     Which stories had photos?  Why?

4.     Consider the placement of the articles.  Does the position of a story (above or below the fold) affect the reader’s response to it?  Why?

5.     What other information does the front page include in addition to major news reports?  How does this extra information affect the reader’s attention?

6.     How many stories are on the front page? 

7.     How many stories are local?           National?        International?

8.     What do you find appealing about this front page?  What would you like to change?