IS THIS THE FUTURE OF THE STAR-TELEGRAM?
Design and Layout editors are putting the finishing touches and testing out the all-new redesign of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram web site which is expected to look something like the above mockup and take elements from the corporate McClatchy Newspapers or the Fresno Bee and be unveiled sometime in the next few days or sooner. Expect easier and faster way to skim news stories and more interactivity, including more easier matching of news stories and more prominent daily blog reports and some Yahoo touches.
"Star-Telegram.com is undergoing a makeover we think you’ll love. Our user-friendly navigation will help you find your favorite features in local news, entertainment, sports, business and more. Keep watching: The countdown is under way and you’ll see the changes in just days."
The design above is based on a the newly redesign of the McClatchy Newspapers and an attempt to unite all their media web sites and will begin phasing in Yahoo services in 2008 and using services from "McClatchy Interactive."
Amongst the expected additions a new project, to be called "Trusted Voices," which will offer in-depth perspectives and coverage from Star-Telegram and McClatchy foreign correspondents based in select regions, including Iraq, the Middle East, China and Latin America. The coverage will include traditional news stories and will further tap the regional expertise of the correspondents through exclusive blog reports designed to guide readers in understanding the news from these regions.
One of the program's first initiatives will be the "Inside Iraq" blog written by native Iraqi staffers based in the McClatchy Baghdad bureau including former ST reporter Leila Fade, which has been operating continuously since the U.S. invasion.
Hopefully the redesign eliminates those terrible pop-up ads that chase you around. Well keep you posted on the final design.
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