Module 3

News Oriented e-zine: Ezine Articles

For the news specific e-zine I used Ezine Articles which is a collection of different e-zine articles from a variety of writers. This collection of different e-zine articles are written on a wide variety of subjects and feature different journalists for each one. Their is no real structure to speak of and is only broken up into a variety of different categories. Their are no pictures or other forms of multimedia to go along with the text which causes the website to feel unlike a news source. Comments aren't allowed on the articles so no feedback is provided by the readers.

News Oriented Blog: The Huffington Post

For the blog which had a focus on news I used The Huffington Post. I decided to use The Huffington Post again because I felt it was a strong source and was the perfect contrast to the e-zine website I chose. Once again it proved to be a strong website that had a visually appealing design that made navigation and article finding simple. The Huffington Post provides news and current events in categories such as business, media, and politics. The articles are written by a variety of blog journalists and allow comments to be place on the articles. This provides the important element of feedback between the journalist and readers and allows readers to express their opinion on the articles.



The blog and e-zine both had very different appearances and featured vastly different content. The blog was structured like a traditional news source on the Internet while the e-zine had no real structure and was just a random collection of articles of different current events. This made The Huffington Post easier to read while Ezine Articles was a chaotic mess and was not user friendly or appealing to read. The Huffington Post blog used pictures and large headlines to capture the readers attention while Ezine Articles did nothing to appeal to readers. This gives the blog a more professional appeal and is more effective and reporting news and current events. The blog also allowed comments on articles while the e-zine did not.

I also had a great deal of difficulty finding a good e-zine news source while the blog news source was easy to find using a simple google search. This makes is more convenient and allows the blog to reach a larger audience through it's accessibility. I felt their was a more credibility to the news blog because their was detailed information and credentials for each journalist that posted, whereas the e-zine had limited journalist information.



On a scale of 1 to 5 I feel these sources strongly support my thesis and is therefore a 5.

I do not wish to alter my thesis and feel this information supports my original thesis. I still feel that blogging has significantly impacted print journalism. Although I still believe that print journalism has more credibility, this research has showed me that blogging can still have credibility.