NY Times and BBC

The New York Times website is my homepage. Every time I log open Firefox I see the top headlines updated every 10 -20 minutes or so. Clearly, this is my preferred news site. Visting the BBC home website was a very similar experience to navigating www.nytimes.com. However, being a visual person, I decide which site is for me according to the layout of the page. I also look for easy navigation and quick links to topics that I am interested in. On the NY Times website you don't have to scroll down to browse the different sections of the paper, they are located at the left of the screen waiting to be explored. On the BBC website you have to scroll down and decipher which of the blue boxes you need to be looking in. Overall BBC feels like a corporation website and NY Times feels more like a news source. I also enjoy the media on the New York Times website. It gives you a quick peek into the story and a alternative method to information rather than reading EVERYTHING. BBC is a bunch of hyperlinked words strung together with commas and divided into multiple faded blue boxes that run together.
Both sources display headlines and top stories but I think NY Times wins hands down.

By: Lauren Wright