Reader Figures

Source:http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/uk-newspapers-ranked-total-readership-print-and-online , 29th August 2013

Links or Partnerships

Links or Partnerships

These screenshots are of a list of the companies, websites and events the Guardian sponsors.

Layout/ Presentation – Home Page

The simple layout enables users to navigate the homepage easily

This option bar enables the user to choose which country’s edition of the paper they want to read

The use of pictures from the articles, get’s people’s attention

Whilst many news stories are displayed on the front page, it is not over crowded. It is very clear and therefore easy to use

Due to the simple layout and plain colour pallet the page is professional

The plain colour pallet means the page aims to accommodate as many readers as possible with out trying to appeal to a certain group of people whilst excluding others

Layout- Home Page

As shown by these screenshots the story at the top of the homepage gets updated every few hours to keep people up to date. The news story on the left was on the home page in the morning and by the afternoon it had been changed to the one on the right in the afternoon. Then a few hours later it was updated to the one next to this text

Layout -Homepage

On the homepage the majority of the news stories have summaries of the article so if the reader hovers their mouse over story the summary will shown.

The benefit of this is that it gives readers the out line of the article so they can decide if it is of relevance or interest

Layout- NavigationThe website categorises their stories into different sections to make it easier for readers to find an article on a specific subject rather than placing all the one stories in one area for readers to sort through

Dividing each section into subsections makes it even simpler for readers to narrow down their search for an article

Layout- Navigation

With each article there is a list of related articles, making it easier for people to find a range of articles under a certain topic

How people use the site

Readers are able to comment on the news stories the benefit of which is that it enables people to share their opinions- it is an example of web 2.0

The site also has RSS feeds

How People Use the Site

The website provides readers with different ways of sharing and following news stories

Following a News Story

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/28/gunmen-crimean-airports-ukraine

Gunmen seize two Crimean airports in 'military invasion'

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