Well the end of the semester is already upon us, which means this is the last beat blog post for #loweclass. I have enjoyed covering a beat website for the semester. This is the first time that I have ever done something like this, and I can say that I have learned a lot. The Orlando Sentinel had some strengths and weaknesses when it came to their site. Overall I came to the conclusion that it is a great publication to come to for local news, not national news.
Some strengths were the video gallery, the photo galleries, The Daily Disney, and the travel page. Although not all of these had original Sentinel content on them, they did display good content. Some of the content was taken from the AP, Chicago Tribune, or CBS. All of strengths were good sources for any local Floridian. My favorite out of the above would have to be the Daily Disney component of the Sentinel. I thought it was a great idea and it is extremely useful for anyone that visits Disney World, which is a lot of people.
The Sentinel could have benefitted from a different layout. All of the pages were plain white, with only colored text. The pages are in need of some serious color. There also could have been more interactive features on the website, like how CNN has a twitterfeed on the side of their page. The Sentinel is definitely lacking in the technology department.
Overall the Sentinel is a good news source for locals. They publish necessary content for their readers, although not always original content. If you are looking to find out the score of the Orlando Magic game or good hotels around Disney World, the Sentinel is your place.
Some strengths were the video gallery, the photo galleries, The Daily Disney, and the travel page. Although not all of these had original Sentinel content on them, they did display good content. Some of the content was taken from the AP, Chicago Tribune, or CBS. All of strengths were good sources for any local Floridian. My favorite out of the above would have to be the Daily Disney component of the Sentinel. I thought it was a great idea and it is extremely useful for anyone that visits Disney World, which is a lot of people.
The Sentinel could have benefitted from a different layout. All of the pages were plain white, with only colored text. The pages are in need of some serious color. There also could have been more interactive features on the website, like how CNN has a twitterfeed on the side of their page. The Sentinel is definitely lacking in the technology department.
Overall the Sentinel is a good news source for locals. They publish necessary content for their readers, although not always original content. If you are looking to find out the score of the Orlando Magic game or good hotels around Disney World, the Sentinel is your place.
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