Who Wants Tomorrows Newspapers?

Why c us tom er research is critical to designing successful digital news services.

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Context

lawnmower “… and the main story on today’s 6 o’clock news…”

Morning Evening Lunchtime Importance as a news source Frequency of use Internet Newspaper Television Radio Wake up Commuting Commuting Breakfast … in work… Time

My goal: to relax

My goal: to find out about last night’s match

Wow, this article about the housing market is really interesting…

This article about the housing market is getting in my way

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Some examples of things we know about news from undertaking user research…

Broad and shallow engagement

“ Has anything in the world changed since I last checked?”

Narrow and deep engagement

People don’t read online. They scan.

Most people just care about the basics.

Most people don’t care about:
- Blogging
User generated content
RSS
Personalisation

Facts Opinion

Serendipity

Summary
Understanding context in the real messy world is
critical to success.
Print news is different to online news.
Get the basics right first.

Who Wants Tomorrows Newspapers?

by Paul Adams on Jan 05, 2009

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