My absolutely favourite website is The New York Times. I go to it everyday, several times a day and I love everything about it.
The New York Times is a very famous American daily newspaper that was established in 1851 and is the largest local metropolitan newspaper in the United States. This publication has won hundreds of Pulitzer Prizes and is known as very prestigious. The New York Times website is one of the most popular American online newspaper web sites.
Overall this website is popular for many reasons mainly because it is based off of the already extremely successful print publication. The website maintains its credibility which helps to intrigue viewers and keep the loyal visitors of the website. It also offers many links to other websites and other outside information for support. The first thing that is noticeable when a viewer enters onto the website is the large amount of information. The website itself is mainly informational. It has many different pages full of information on different subjects and has everything from politics to the arts. I really like the variety that the website offers and I know that I can find all of the information I need in one place. My personal favourite sections of the website are Business, World, Movies, Books and Weddings/Celebrations. The website is also very quick to load. The homepage is very effective and contains all of the latest news and information. The website is constantly updated and always has the most current information on it. The homepage is also quite effective in the fact that the style of the articles make the information easier to read and there are many bullets used on the home page which help to break up the copy.
Although this is my favourite website and I believe that it is overall very effective there are some disadvantages to it. First of all The New York Times is targeted to a very specific type of reader. This can be viewed as a negative aspect because it is not as open to a general audience. The website is also not as visually pleasing as other websites because it appears overly cluttered on certain pages. I would recommend that the website be organized in a better way so that it is easier to read. Another aspect that may be viewed as a disadvantage to some people is the style of writing because it is very professional and uses a high vocabulary. To counter this issue the website could have some of the copy written in a more conversational manor. Overall I think this is a very superior website and will continue to be extremely successful.
