Comments on: AnnArbor.com: A new look for local news

By: ann arbor newspapers | Boston

ann arbor newspapers | Boston — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:34:20 +0000

[...] AnnArbor.com: A new look for local news В» Nieman Journalism Lab … Jul 24, 2009 … Picking up the pieces a day after the 174-year-old daily Ann Arbor News published its final edition, … [...]

By: Patricio

Patricio — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:17:18 +0000

While being different is a good idea… I don’t see how they can expect their old readers to adapt to a site whee everything is “on top of everything” The site could do much better, and still present a simple clean look. And I do strongly agree on the comment here “DEALS is a bad title because what’s always presented is in fact not a DEAL but an AD, which lowers credibility.”

By: AnnArbor.com’s big scoop getting buried quick » Nieman Journalism Lab

AnnArbor.com’s big scoop getting buried quick » Nieman Journalism Lab — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:52:45 +0000

[...] written several posts recently about AnnArbor.com, the online replacement for the closed Ann Arbor News. It’s [...]

By: In Ann Arbor, designing a news site that doesn’t look like a news site » Nieman Journalism Lab

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:02:07 +0000

[...] first thing I noticed on AnnArbor.com is, well, the first thing I was supposed to notice. The bare home page [...]

By: Martin Langeveld

Martin Langeveld — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:33:45 +0000

Danny, I agree in general. I do think that if you kill a daily paper and expect old folks to migrate to the web site, a tutorial is probably a good idea.

By: Danny

Danny — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:09:48 +0000

A few quick, 1st impressions:

1) Digg.com + blog software = AnnArbor.com

2a) If the user needs a tutorial on using the site, the design is a failure.

2b)Particularly weak however is the Sports section without prominent photos, scores.

3) The “Deals” model is interesting and somewhat a creative re-invention of the advertising space.

I do think it will fail as (a) it’s easily overlooked (b) DEALS is a bad title because what’s always presented is in fact not a DEAL but an AD, which lowers credibility.

4) I like all the stuff at the bottom of the page… too far it’s so far down.

5) A2 Topics title is a little too “inside baseball” for the general public.

6) Entertainment – no events calendar or movie showtimes?

By: The New AnnArbor.com « number61.net

The New AnnArbor.com « number61.net — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:06:27 +0000

[...] papers buy the proverbial farm, annarbor.com’s tribulations are worth watching. From the Nieman Lab. tags: [...]

By: mcwflint

mcwflint — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:45:16 +0000

For coverage of the closing of the Ann Arbor News on mlive.com start here:
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/07/ann_arbor_news_closing_ends_de.html

I also pulled together many links to the coverage in a post on the Community says goodbye at http://mcwflint.blogspot.com/2009/07/community-says-goodbye-to-its-newspaper.html

It looks lime mlive.com is pulling in a feed from AnnArbor.com to replace what the Ann Arbor News once did.