Newspaper Article #1:
Whats interesting about this article?
I found this article interesting as its content relates to me and I am a student interested in anything with a good deal. I also enjoy watching multiple netflix programs so this content is relevant to me.
How does this story relate to the overall newspaper?
It is in the business section of the paper which is an interesting section as when reading this paper it relates to me as a lifestyle piece. It is right as the start of the business section.
What editorial components make up this story?
There is a main heading; "Spark adds free Netflix for some"
A photo which doesn't really add anything to the story except the recognisable logo.
The Author; "Tom Puller-Strecker"
A pull out quote in the blue
A caption and photocredit for the image
and the main body text.
Stuff Article #1:
What's the web-address of this article?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/89829665/Spark-confirms-deal-to-give-away-Netflix-to-some-customers
Compare the editorial components from this article to print, how do they differ?
The two articles have very similar components. They have used the same image, the title is different but the text in this is the same and hasn't been changed. Obviously the layout is different with the webpage set up without columns like news papers have.
User journey for this article: How do you get to the story and where can you go from the story?
To get to this article I searched the key words in the heading and was taken directly to where this article is.
How would you re-design this user journey?
I believe the way to get to this was relatively easy. If I were to try and find the article without searching it would of included many steps, home > Business > scroll > better business > scroll > back > Industries > "Spark/Netflix deal a 'nice sign'". If I were doing it this way it might be more interesting to have all the articles presented maybe with an image and then you select the images which are most interesting to you and then read about the article within.
Newspaper Article #2:
Whats interesting about this article?
I have used this example as an article which unlike the others is very basic without images and isnt a heading text. It is smaller and less important in the paper. I found it interesting what it said about this historical building worth over 5 million being sold but I believe it is a back burner article as commercial properties (a one page section) isn't a section which would be as viewed as a section such as sport.
How does this story relate to the overall newspaper?
It is in the commercial property section of the paper. It is a small article close to the right of the page. There is no image components and the story isnt an important one in the paper. I believe this story if included with images would be a more interesting story as you could see how big and historical the building is.
What editorial components make up this story?
There is a main heading; "Napier's Quest sold for millions"
The Author; "Julie Iles"
and the main body text, this article isnt important and is almost forgotten and just a space filler in this newspaper, it is also in Napier which this newspaper isn't a Napier paper.
Stuff Article #2:
What's the web-address of this article?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/property/89645066/napier-quest-hotel-building-sold-for-a-seven-figure-sum
Compare the editorial components from this article to print, how do they differ?
This article is much more interesting as it has an image of the hotel and what the building looks like. It is also a mission to find and I don't know how you would find this article which is in the home and property section in the newspaper but actually found in the business section on the website - which I can only tell from the URL.
User journey for this article: How do you get to the story and where can you go from the story?
Stuff > National > Environment > Back > back > Life & Style > Home and Property > search "Napier Quest" > "Napier hotel Quest Building Sold for a seven figure sum"
You can find your way back around the site from this page and continue to read other most popular articles.
How would you re-design this user journey?
These sections from paper to web don't correspond and aren't actually the same. It was very confusing and maybe there needs to be clearer sections for people to understand/drop down menu's so you can access which link to click before loading the page and having to continue to press back.
Newspaper Article #3:
Whats interesting about this article?
This article is an opinion piece which someone has written in a personal rage. The use of description and the slang throughout the article is again different to the previous articles which have been analysed.
How does this story relate to the overall newspaper?
This story is in the business section and relatively large but isn't on one of the main pages. It is just a typical story, not key and not important just there. The story says nothing new and more just expresses the opinion of the writer.
What editorial components make up this story?
There is a main heading; "Hanging out to speak to a human" this title is catchy and caught my eye.
The Author; "Cas Carter" with an image of Cas beside the name and the main body text.
A photo of someone on their phone with a somewhat interesting caption "You can get a lot done whilst on the phone" Which realtes to the article and what that is saying but the photo doesn't fit this caption. And the credit of where this photo is from.
Stuff Article #3:
What's the web-address of this article?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/89858912/cas-carter-bank-call-centre-hell
Compare the editorial components from this article to print, how do they differ?
The two articles have very different headings, online it becomes obvious that this article really isn't important as there is no easy way I can find to find this article other than search and even then I had to search the authors name due to the fact the titles didn't share any of the same words. If this article was older and didn't come up first it would have been impossible to find.
User journey for this article: How do you get to the story and where can you go from the story?
Home > Business > Opinion and Analysis > Scroll > better business > scroll > industries > small business > scroll > give up!! Search > "Speak human" > scroll > new search "Cas Carter" > "It's a bad idea to make your customers angry"
How would you re-design this user journey?
I would somehow make it easier to access all articles as this article isn't assessable and if I never saw it in print I wouldn't have read it online.
In reflection of this task:
It shows that the importance of the people behind stuff which categorise the news and decide what headings and stories are important and deserve front page apposed to what doesn't. I am surprised by what articles are found in print which aren't actually the main headings on stuff as I believed the paper and the web would have similar attributes when they actually don't.
