Online Writing Exercise

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

a) Do the news items reflect immediacy?

Since this BBC covers a lot of worldly news, it's somewhat difficult to prioritize which news story deserves to be at the top. But, the news in the site are all highly newsworthy news stories.


b) Does the site try to help readers save time?

It appears to try and save the view some time. The site tries to jam a lot of information all at once. It somehow feels like the site was rushed.


c) Is it quick and easy to get information?

It was very easy to get information. The search bar at the top is all I need to find the specify subjects I want to read about.


d) Does it provide both visual and verbal information?

This site lacks pictures. On the homepage, I only counted three pictures. Also, I did not see any video. The site seems imbalanced because there is too much words and less pictures.

e) Do the stories contain lists and bullets to make them easier to scan?

From the stories that I read, there was bullets in the readings. I did not even see any pull quotes. The scanning process for this site can be somewhat tedious.

f) Are the stories broken into "chunks"?

The stories are in "chunk" format. Most of the stories are categorized by their region of the world. Also, the stories are mostly written in standard "one paragraph, one sentence," format.


g) Do stories provide hyperlinks to additional information?

There are links within some of the stories on the site. Also, there are video clips in some of the stories. Very convenient.


h) Are there opportunities for readers to "talk back"?

At the bottom of the stories, readers and viewers can leave comments and feedback.


i) Does the site use multimedia to enhance understanding and add appeal?

There are video clips on some of the stories on the site. That seems to be the only multimedia extra on the site.