News sites: More flash than substance?

A University of Iowa student's thesis concluded that many award-winning Web sites are impressing judges with flashy layout rather than with the quality of their reporting and editing, the Online Journalism Review's Mark Glaser reports. The thesis, by Erin Robinson, seems more subjective than scientific, but it's interesting to read to hear a student's perspective on the industry (such as her frustration upon encountering expired discussions that still inviting the viewer to participate). The thesis also includes a few interesting quotes from online news editors, such as Chris Kelley, editor of dallasnews. com, who predicted that speech-recognition software is on the way and will change news consumers' habits -- when you can verbally ask a "wired" room for a news update and a voice will respond with the latest.

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