This document contains questions about web design and layout strategies for news websites. It asks why certain design choices may be appealing to audiences, such as allowing them to choose their preferred topics and location-based news. It also questions why headings, images, and sharing options are included, and how a navigation bar, consistent color scheme, and live updates make the site easier to use and keep viewers engaged. The overall document seems focused on understanding techniques for optimizing news website usability, readability and audience retention.

1. 1. Why is it appealing to give
audiences choices of top stories,
your area, topics and weather?
1. Why is it appealing to give
audiences choices of top stories,
your area, topics and weather?
2. Why is it easier for audiences
to have news in capitals on
the left hand side of the page?
2. Why is it easier for audiences
to have news in capitals on
the left hand side of the page?
3. Why do you this leading
story was selected? Try to
use your knowledge of
news values
3. Why do you this leading
story was selected? Try to
use your knowledge of
news values
5.What is appealing about
telling audiences that there
are 33 updates?
5.What is appealing about
telling audiences that there
are 33 updates?
4. Why have is it useful to
have a navigation bar at
the top of the page?
4. Why have is it useful to
have a navigation bar at
the top of the page? 1

2. 6. Why keep the same colour
scheme? and why this specific
colour scheme?
6. Why keep the same colour
scheme? and why this specific
colour scheme? 7. Why is it more appealing to lead
with news videos?
7. Why is it more appealing to lead
with news videos?
9. How have itv’s news web
designers tried to make the
page design and layout
attractive/ easy to use?
9. How have itv’s news web
designers tried to make the
page design and layout
attractive/ easy to use?
8. Why use MS and MCU
framing for some of the images
and LS for others?
8. Why use MS and MCU
framing for some of the images
and LS for others?
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3. 12. Why is having live updates
appeal?
12. Why is having live updates
appeal?
14. Why is it more
appealing to give
audiences the
option of reading
the story in full?
14. Why is it more
appealing to give
audiences the
option of reading
the story in full?
11. Why include
sports news on the
homepage?
11. Why include
sports news on the
homepage?
10. What do
you you
consider to
be attractive
about the
tone of the
headline
10. What do
you you
consider to
be attractive
about the
tone of the
headline
13. Why have
headings and
sub headlines
13. Why have
headings and
sub headlines
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4. 15. What is so
appealing about
having news stories
written by itv’s own
journalist? who
have a specialism?
15. What is so
appealing about
having news stories
written by itv’s own
journalist? who
have a specialism?
17. Why is it attractive to
provide audiences with the
option of sharing news items
via social media?
17. Why is it attractive to
provide audiences with the
option of sharing news items
via social media?
16. Why use hyper liked
images to access the full
story?
16. Why use hyper liked
images to access the full
story?
17. Any other comments17. Any other comments
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