Newspaper Websites

I was given an assignment on observing newspapers and what they are doing to keep themselves alive. I did what any college student would do and googled “newspaper websites”. The first website my search came up with was http://www.bivingsreport.com . This website had a list of the top ten best newspaper websites based on aesthetics, design and usability. The website wanted to give viewers the best examples of “good” newspaper websites. The top website was the New York Times. This was the topo site because it was user friendly and eye pleasing. It also had a feature called pay wall. The Washington Post was second on the list because it has a database application that provides information hard to find everywhere else. The third best website was USA Today. This website was so high on the list because of its social networking. So it seems that to have a good newspaper website you need to be innovative and have the latest applications. Each site on the list had a special part or feature to their site. There was no site on the list that simply had the most current news. No site that was on the list because it was the most trustworthy or its information was the most intriguing. A websites ratings are based on whether or not they can bring a new idea or a way to read news to the public.