INTERNET II
As an aspiring entertainment journalist I’ve had problems with South African news sites especially when it comes to entertainment news. The assignment which was presented to me to analyse them really opened my eyes and at the end I came out with a fresh view.
Here are some of the sites are accessed and how what I learned from them as online news sites:
(I) www.news24.com
(ii) www.sowetanlive.co.za
Here are some of the sites are accessed and how what I learned from them as online news sites:
(I) www.news24.com
(ii) www.sowetanlive.co.za
(iii) www.mg.co.za
1. News 24 is a very well established and well known site and the beautiful layout makes you aware. It has lots of content to choose from, and it updates new content continuously. The gallery with the pictures and videos is well presented with pictures and videos of high quality. The only thing that disappointed me was the entertainment news section. It does not have much content and it’s only international news so I was left dry.
1. News 24 is a very well established and well known site and the beautiful layout makes you aware. It has lots of content to choose from, and it updates new content continuously. The gallery with the pictures and videos is well presented with pictures and videos of high quality. The only thing that disappointed me was the entertainment news section. It does not have much content and it’s only international news so I was left dry.
2. The Sowetan is also an established site and the variety of news was very tongue wetting. The site is very user friendly with navigation through the variety of stories, butthere was no time that shows you how fresh or old the stories are which was a bit of a let-down. Multimedia is huge now when it comes to on line sites and they do not have much content on multimedia especially videos. The entertainment side was also a let-down with not much content and only focusing mostly on international news.
3. The Mail & guardian is also one of the established sites. The layout is not fancy which allows the content to shine. The variety of news is breath taking and the galleries are up to date with recent pictures and videos of high quality. I fell in love with their arts section which is up to date with recent news and with fascinating pictures and videos. The focus on national news was a cherry on top, the articles were well written and the reviews left me craving for the real experience.
In all the sites the Mail & Guardian really kept mw captivated, I would want my site to look. The sites were all impressive in some way or the other but they made me realise that content is really important and multimedia to keep your audience interested. Now I know the Mail & Guardian site is a site I’ll be visiting a lot.
3. The Mail & guardian is also one of the established sites. The layout is not fancy which allows the content to shine. The variety of news is breath taking and the galleries are up to date with recent pictures and videos of high quality. I fell in love with their arts section which is up to date with recent news and with fascinating pictures and videos. The focus on national news was a cherry on top, the articles were well written and the reviews left me craving for the real experience.
In all the sites the Mail & Guardian really kept mw captivated, I would want my site to look. The sites were all impressive in some way or the other but they made me realise that content is really important and multimedia to keep your audience interested. Now I know the Mail & Guardian site is a site I’ll be visiting a lot.
