Saturday, December 6, 2008

Online Writing Exercise

1) I visited cnn.com and I found that:
a) The news items reflect immediacy. The most recent event was updated 22 minutes ago.
b & c) However, because cnn.com covers world news, I feel like it is not quick and easy to receive information from the site. There are so many different events covered on the site that if you have the time to search, the website can be very helpful however if you are trying to find information quickly and to the point, this website is less helpful.
d) Cnn.com does provide both visual and verbal information.
e)The home page of the website lists and bullets different stories. Most of the stories themselves have no lists and bullets so the reader has to read through the entire article. However, a few longer stories have "story highlights" at the top.
f) The stories are broken into chunks.
g) The stories contain hyperlinks to other pages on cnn.com, but not to other sites. h) Cnn.com does not accept comments from readers.
i) The website does use sound, video, and picture to enhance understanding and add appeal.