Media Blog Online vs. Print

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The difference between the print version of The New York Times and the online edition is diverse in several ways but is also very related. The print version is straight to the point of stories and has them all together on the same front page according to their importance. When you first log into The New York Times online edition you are hit with many different opportunities to choose from. Main differences include: international news, politics, nation wide news, local New York news, ex. The sources used in each article have no real difference at all for both use the same style of writing throughout their articles.  As the front page of page of The New York Times, uses many different techniques to catch the eye of the reader the online version uses the same basic headline to catch your eye. The print version uses different kinds of fonts, sizes, and styles of text on each story in order for them to remain separated and their own stories. It also uses one or two subtitles in order to lure the reader in. The online version sticks to one simple way to catch the reader’s eye, which is large bold blue font. This is used on every story throughout the online version. There are also subtopics on the bottom of each link that you can click on to see more pictures, more related articles, and at times more on the writer of the story. The main difference of the two as a title point is that the print gets creative, while the online version stays simple but has many more options and allows you to go deeper into the story.

These days as people enjoy visual pictures or video to go along with the news stories they are interested in the online version is obviously dominating this area. With exclusive video clips, interviews, and a wide range of photos the online version of the news is the place to go. Not only does it provide these immense products, all of them at least for The New York Times, are free. As we have to pay for the print edition it has limits to updated news and pictures in order to fit more stories in the mix. On the front page there are only a few pictures in order to again lure the reader in. Some stories have no picture at all and often get looked over by the reader. I have figured this out by realizing it when I read the front page of the newspaper. When this happens I can miss many important stories that have made the front page.

Last but not least is the comparison of the overall selection of what edition is best print or online. Basically it is on own personal preference but what I have come to find out is that each has their own specific strength’s and weaknesses. The online version is obviously getting updated every second of the day no mater what time it is. Every section gets updated when something new happens so people always have access to the latest of news. The print noticeably can’t change once it’s printed yet, as I should mention with today’s technology, but there is one thing that print versions do that the online version can’t. It is always available to you no matter where you are in the world without having to worry about Internet connection. Once the print version is printed it’s there for you to have. That is what I think is the coolest part about having the print version. Not only the feel between my fingers but the fact that it is unchanging which makes it feel more personal.

Overall the difference between the two versions of The New York Times is again different but similar since all of the stories are the same but the online news has faster updates.