CNN Redesign
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- ukit0
Although I am not a huge fan of the redesign I don't really care because I don't visit any of the "mainstream media" news sites anymore.
I've shifted my links over to sites like Huffington Post, Politico, Talking Points Memo. For me, the old media sites don't offer as good of a user experience, tending to try to cram far too much info into a single page, while a site like HuffPo or Drudge I think gets it right by focusing on one main story at a time.
Also as far as the content goes, the old media sites tend to be extremely boring and watered down with bullshit human interest stories. In the one area they could have an edge - video - they offer you 3 minute clips of their precious content, with a one minute ad at the beginning. Fuck that, I'll go to YouTube instead for video. These old companies don't really get it, they have an advantage for the time being but it's only because of brand recognition.
- Drudge is shit. The Kenneth Anger of newsbloggers. News gossip is not journalism.waterhouse
- I agree, the other sites I mentioned are good thoughukit