A Metaphor for News Site Navigation
I ran across this image on Smashing Magazine tonight. I think it eloquently describes one of the biggest challenges specific to news site design:
What do you think? Is creating an effective way for users to find enormous amounts of content and features the biggest challenge news sites face?
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More Journalistopia:
If you want to get some insight in to how to approach news site navigation/taxonomy, read the book “Glut.”
My take: We need to provide multiple ways to find content; no single navigation system fits all needs.
Also, I notice you’re promo for “Good to Great”. crap book. Read “Halo Effect” and you’ll understand why.
Thanks Howard; I’ll definitely check out “Glut.” I’ve currently got “Designing Web Navigation” on the backburner too.
Re: “Halo Effect” you’ll be glad to know I already received it from Amazon after you gave it a shoutout on your blog some time ago. Haven’t gotten to it yet, but I will!
While we’re on the subject of books, the Fark book has been a fun read. I’d especially recommend it to anyone who is new to journalism and to assignment editors.
Not sure if it is the biggest challenge, but it is a constant one. The hidden in plain site problem!
@Jack There are also the nagging revenue issues regarding how to best serve advertising on news sites. However, from a user perspective, a lack of findability is the near-universal complaint I tend to hear. Although we’ve got that funky left-side navigation on OrlandoSentinel.com, I often hear near-identical complaints about other sites. It makes me more and more convinced that the entire framework and user experience of news sites needs to be rethought.
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