I usually do not go onto Citizen Journalism sites unless it is CNN, so I decided to check out other sites. I found CJReport to be a very interesting site. When browsing through the site, it reminded me a lot of CNN website because it seems very “newsy”. It almost seemed like I was reading a newspaper. The top story is what caught my attention the most. I thought that title of the story, “McCain tries to ‘kill’ US only clause” makes it seem like a nontraditional story. The author has a very creative way of making the headlines very catchy. After clicking on the headline and reading the article, I felt like the site did a good enough job of keeping the attention of the reader, but making sure to give enough information to make sure the story was given thoroughly. It seems to do this with all of the articles, the host makes sure that the articles are not too long, but still accurate with providing enough information.
The CJReport seems to be very informative, not only does it give the reader the top stories, but it keeps the recent stories on the site as well. This website seems to be a worldwide site; therefore local news is actually worldwide. On this site I can find out that the UN Chief is about the set and launch Bhutto commission or find out about the problems NASA is having with the delay of their shuttle. I would say that this site has a wide range of information to keep the reader informed about a variety of different news information. I find this very beneficial as a reader. It is nice to be able to get on one site and find out enough information about what is going on in the world without searching all over the web. This is one of the main reasons why I tend to look at the CNN website daily.
As in terms of telling the story of each article, I feel that the host is pretty fair with how he or she tells the story to the audience. For an example the author of the Obama article tells the story as if it was a narrative. The author explains the facts of the article and tries to keep it as accurate as possible.
Overall I feel as though the website relates to the audience as well as the author. The author and the reader are obviously going on this site to find out news, not just from the local area, but worldwide. As for a novice standpoint, I feel as though this website is very far advanced, with nice photos and videos on display. This website fits together very well and gets the audience involved too. There is an easy access to ask questions to the site or leave your comments. There is no need not to feel like you cannot comment on what the author has to say. The CJReport is very interactive and has a lot of different links to choose from so that you can fill your mind with information from all different grounds.
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