The differences and similarities between online newspapers and written newspapers
...ifferent features presented in the left. For example, when clicking on the “Hyperlink of President lashes out at critics of Iraq war” in the nation section, a whole page will appear with no interruption nor other topics surrounding it, just the special features and hyperlinks that a web page should always have in every single page displayed. While in the printed version when going to the continuation another title is used and the article is completely surrounded by other articles and advertising. In this type of cases it is noticeable the advantage that the internet has over the printed version regarding to the limitation of space. The placement and distribution of the pictures regarding a specific article is another difference present in both versions of the newspaper. The home page of the online version presents a small picture of the central article, in the printed version big pictures equals big impacts. Each article is followed by a group of pictures that could be published on the top or at the end of the article. The online version shows particular hyperlinks to click on while looking for a particular picture. For example, If the reader wants to look for pictures regarding the recovery of hurricane Wilma he or she has to click on the home page where it says “Photos” under the title Recovering for Wilma. In the printed version you may open up a random page for example 4b that has an article titled “Children’s advocates flooded out” and the reader may see that there are approximately 3 large pictures regarding the article. This alteration of picture could occur because of the audience that each of the versions of the Miami herald want to capture. The online version tends to attract people who are constantly occupied and want to several things at the same time, like read the newspapers as well as keep on working with no interruptions at all. The printed versions are made for those people who have a specific time of day just for reading the newspaper. The online version gives the reader the opportunity to go straight to the point while the printed version has only one way to find what the reader is searching for, and it is by reading everything. For instance, if you want an article regarding to hurricane Wilma you just put the words on th search bar and it will look it up for you automatically. Another example is when you want to look for a job, in the online version when you click on the “jobs”hyperlink, it will show you another search engine more specified that helps you look for the exact type of job you are looking for as well as the nearest location in relation with your actual address. Another similar situation, is when you are looking for a car . In the printed version you are drowned with the different advertising of dealers that show all the types of cars they have available, if you want one in specific you have to go trough the different trademarks to get to the one desired. In the online version when you click on “cars” it will show you a search engine specialized in looking for the car that wanted, giving the reader the opportunity to limit the search by showing the type of car and the year desired. The online version has a special feature, the fact that in each of the divisions of the newspaper there is a special link that is about the latest headline with the time that that particular last minute article was published. For example: in the nations division of the online version you have an article titled “Engineers war to repair levees by 2006" and besides the title it says”11/12/2005 05:04PM EST” When reading the first section of th printed version of the Miami Herald you will run into approximately 33 different kind of advertising in different locations and sizes. While one advertising can may be just a small portion another could be the entire page. you. On the online version, however, the reader may run only with one or two advertising on subjects that regard to the section that you are in. For example: when reading the online version of the November 12 th edition, in the jobs section you may see a small box that advertises “hourly jobs” While advertising on the online version are located strategically and always gives the opportunity to click on it for more information, on the printed version it is placed randomly. For Instance, in the sport sections of the printed version, the reader may find advertising of car dealers, cell phone companies, the Miami Herald online version, specific car brand’s such as VOLVO and Ford, Sales on Motorcycles, as well as invitations to go and watch the Miami JAI-ALAI, Florida Million, and the auto show. Although the differences presented between the online and printed versions of the Miami Herald are non stop, the similarities between both are also essential. The similarities that they have are basic similarities that are present in every newspaper no matter what version. These similarities are related to the or...