US newspaper readers design front page
Readers of the U.S. newspaper *Wisconsin State Journal* can now help decide which articles make the front page.
Readers of the Wisconsin State Journal, a
US newspaper from the Midwest, can now have a say in which
article on the front page. This is reported by the German
Net newspaper. Every day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the public can
Choose your favorite story from five articles that the editorial team
has previously posted online. Provided there is no more breaking news in the evening
this story should make it onto the front page - the
However, the editorial team is not obliged to abide by the decision
the readers. Editor Ellen Foley said that interactivity
will play an important role in the future of print media. Decisive
the involvement of the readers in a credible and transparent way.
to handle. Editor-in-chief Tim Kelley expects that in future more
Sports news and commentary could be on the front page. In
In a test run last week, the majority of readers opted for the
actually for an article about two football players from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison who had smoked marijuana. Not
All readers are enthusiastic about this turnaround: There would probably be
there will soon be many stories about Britney Spears and Kevin Federline on
on the front page, speculates a reader in the newspaper's online forum. The
Wisconsin State Journals has a weekday circulation of 90,000
copies, the Sunday edition has a circulation of 147,000.
US newspaper from the Midwest, can now have a say in which
article on the front page. This is reported by the German
Net newspaper. Every day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the public can
Choose your favorite story from five articles that the editorial team
has previously posted online. Provided there is no more breaking news in the evening
this story should make it onto the front page - the
However, the editorial team is not obliged to abide by the decision
the readers. Editor Ellen Foley said that interactivity
will play an important role in the future of print media. Decisive
the involvement of the readers in a credible and transparent way.
to handle. Editor-in-chief Tim Kelley expects that in future more
Sports news and commentary could be on the front page. In
In a test run last week, the majority of readers opted for the
actually for an article about two football players from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison who had smoked marijuana. Not
All readers are enthusiastic about this turnaround: There would probably be
there will soon be many stories about Britney Spears and Kevin Federline on
on the front page, speculates a reader in the newspaper's online forum. The
Wisconsin State Journals has a weekday circulation of 90,000
copies, the Sunday edition has a circulation of 147,000.
