Yahoo! News examined
a) Do the news items reflect immediacy?
Yahoo is good about news stories with a quick turnaround. Perhaps too quick of a turnaround at time, evidenced by typos and formatting errors that pop up on occasion. Still, Yahoo! is where I go for my news most of the time.
b) Does the site try to help readers save time?
Yahoo! News stories tend to be concise (often lifted from the AP) and readable.
c) Is it quick and easy to get information?
Yahoo! News is pretty straightforward and easy to navigate with clear links and information.
d) Does it provide both visual and verbal information?
Yahoo! News gets a mixed grade on this one. Some stories are tied to slide shows or graphics or video, but many have nothing to help illustrate their stories.
e) Do the stories contain lists and bullets to make them easier to scan?
Yahoo! News stories sometimes have bullets or lists, mostly in entertainment pieces, but not usually in general news stories.
f) Are the stories broken into "chunks"?
Yahoo! News stories do have a flow and tend to be broken up into chunks with mini-titles.
g) Do stories provide hyperlinks to additional information?
Yahoo! News stories tend to have related links at the bottom of their articles.
h) Are there opportunities for readers to "talk back"?
Not anymore- they used to, but there were so many "trolls" and off-topic responses that the feature was scrapped. Too bad, because there were often insightful respones buried in the spam.
i) Does the site use multimedia to enhance understanding and add appeal?
Yahoo! News is often tied to other multimedia, and does feature sections that are formatted that way.
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