The BBC have one of the most popular news sites in Britain, they report news from all over the world on many different subjects including politics, sports and information. In order to live up to the expectations of many people it is important for their web page to be effective.
I think that the BBC news page is an effective page. It is ver clear and concise and it is easy for a person who gas just clicked onto the site to find what they want to look at. Their main news stories of the day are at the top of the page with pictures to illistrate the stories. There are also links at the top of the page to other top stories.
In the left hand column there are easy links to different news coverage such as entertainment, Scottish news and a science/nature section.
There is also a link which allows you to listen to news summaries as well as video and audio links which are clearly visible. It is also possible to watch BBC News 24 through the site.
The navigation of the BBC news site is excellent with links at the top of the page to local area news, TV, Radio, Talk, which is a page where someone can share there views, and a link back to the home page. There is also an A-Z index of the site.
There is also clearly visible links to related web sites.
The design of the page makes it easy to read as well as the pictures which draw focus to the main stories. As it is a news page it is important that your attention is not taken away from the stories and that they are easy to read. This web site achieves this very well.
The page is relatively narrow, and although this could potentially be a problem I do not think that is effects the site in a ver negative way.
Overall this is a very usable site, and is very good at doing what it is meant to, deliver the news.
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