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New York Times redesigns its site (2006)

May 14, 2013 | By Jim Stovall | No Comments | Filed in: news web sites.

The New York Times debuted its new design for its web site today (2006), and it will be interesting to see what kinds of comments it provokes. Undoubtedly, there will be strong opinions because of the Times’ position as a leader in journalism and because of the overall excellence of its site.

Editing for the web: example 1 illustration

May 13, 2013 | By Jim Stovall | No Comments | Filed in: editing.

This page shows a version of editing assignment 1 where the editor has tried to follow the instructions in the assignment. What are some of the obvious differences that you can spot immediately between the original and edited versions? What are some of the less obvious differences? Is there anything else or different that the editor might have done with this story?