For my national broadcast site critique, I decided to step over to the conservative side and look into foxnews.com. I’m not really a tv viewer of them, so I didn’t know what to expect from the Web site. On first glance, the home page was very unappealing to me because it seemed cluttered, and I wasn’t sure where I was supposed to focus my attention to.
I did like that they had a seemingly accessible mobile version and that they had a radio and podcast section where I could listen to more content if I wanted to. There was a section for top videos, which was good since this is a Web site for a tv station after all, but I found it harder to figure out which news articles also had video content with them in addition to straight-up writing. I also wish that they had more than three blogs listed because I feel as though Fox News is known for strong personalities, and those could be played up more with online content and interactive features like blogging. Linking to other sites and Fox News stories also would be a good way to keep readers coming back for more and digging more into the site.
The video section was good because it had a dominant video to lead with that helped draw readers in. The smaller videos also had succint descriptions about what other stories were being featured. Overall, Foxnews.com gets a middling grade in my book, mainly because its site is too cluttered and hard to navigate.
