Articulating (CBS)Atlanta

The first thing one must notice when logging onto the CBS Atlanta website is the piles of links thrown at the onlookers from all angles. After the reader gets over the swamps of text and the downward shirfting menu bars located at the top of the screen, they will then finally be able to see the strong accurate and well-updated structure of each article.

There are copius amount of text. Text that is not usually shaken up with pictures, polls, or video--anything that would make the story more interactive. For this I will rate this website more media 1.0 than the newer interactive media 2.0 form.

The red icons next to each story link do come in handy if you are deciding weather or not to read the article. its good to know when their are pictures or videos available for further reasearch before the reader glances over the article.

I will say that the homepage is too jammed packed with stimulation. Its hard to read any of the lengthy titles when blinking ads for vacation getaways to South Walton light up the whole sidebar of my screen.

Besides the ads that take up much of the readers patience there are a lot of things directly aimed towards the people of Atlanta, Georgia. This makes sense because that would be their target demographic but for the people who do not live any where near Atlanta, the school closings and local channels are not relevant.

The drop down menu although it seems to add to the homepage's already cluttered appearance it does add a depth to the website. It makes it easy to navigate to articles that the reader may be interested in by theme but it also has a search bar and a connection to other social media.

The video section of the website is also intriguing and high quality access to the material. CBS Atlanta may not be the most modern cutting edge website but they master the classic. They know how to write a good story that is grounded in fact and not friend to seek out the truth.

For more Information visit the CBS Atlanta website here.