Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Editing for the Web, Kris Hoyt

I did an article on a recent snowmobile accident.















The headline, "No new snowmobile legislation: Stelmach," is fairly clear. It just talks about the absolute basic point of the article: That Ed Stelmach announced that there will be no new snowmobile laws. The headline could have included a simpler term than legislation, though.





The article is fairly small, with only 168 words. The whole thing can be put into one screen, where anyone can easily look over it in a second and determine important facts. It provides the most basic news story, in this case the government's decision involving snowmobiles, the reasons behind it, and some background information.

The article could be improved, however. It has no subheads, and its links, to the side, are confusing, not giving enough information.

















Link taken March 16/10 at 3:50 pm
Screen capture from EdmontonJournal.com
Picture taken by Jeff Bassett

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