CNN already had a well-established 24-hour news network, but it was not satisfied with that. It added a website where news junkies can find almost everything they are looking for, combining classic journalistic reporting with entertainment news and even helping the average joe become a reporter.
Anyone who wanted to be a reporter but never received the chance to do so now has that chance with CNN.com's iReport tab. Simply make a CNN account and you can post your own reports on CNN.com for everyone to share. CNN will not even edit what you write, so long as it is not reported as offensive. Traditionally readers can only leave comments on news websites or send letters to the editor to get their voice heard.
CNN.com has a U.S. edition, an International edition (which offers you news from six different regions of the world), and a Mexico edition, so whether you are visiting from a foreign country or just want to read the news from a global perspective, or prefer reading Spanish text, CNN has you covered.
The traditional row of tabs can be found on the CNN.com homepage. These tabs include U.S., World, Health, Living, Politics, and Entertainment. I found the politics tab very interesting, with stories about or updates on just about everything going on in Washington D.C. The Tech tab helps keep you abreast of the latest offering the tech world has for you (and we all know that the tech world comes up with something new every day).
While many newspapers, such as my Chicago Tribune, get most of their online content from their paper edition, which has a limited space and where much of that space is devoted to local goings-on, CNN is able to explore almost any topic it wants to, because it is not trying to sell its content to one certain area like newspapers, but to the whole country (and world).
However, if you want local news, there is a bar on the homepage where you can type in your zip code and find stories from local papers. CNN also has a bar where it shows stories that your Facebook friends have shared, helping CNN take advantage of social media and helping you find stories your friends are looking at.
The tabs at CNN.com will also take you to SI.com for your sports fix (I'd recommend ESPNChicago.com for everything you need to know about sports- but if you are by chance interested in other teams, SI is a good website) and CNN Money for the latest on your customized stocks (again, just set up an account to follow live updates of the stocks you want to follow).
While I was not suprised by the wide range of topics that CNN.com covers, I was suprised with how in-depth that material was. CNN definitely will have plenty of quality stories and content for us to look at, so I hope you check out my weekly updates.
Anyone who wanted to be a reporter but never received the chance to do so now has that chance with CNN.com's iReport tab. Simply make a CNN account and you can post your own reports on CNN.com for everyone to share. CNN will not even edit what you write, so long as it is not reported as offensive. Traditionally readers can only leave comments on news websites or send letters to the editor to get their voice heard.
CNN.com has a U.S. edition, an International edition (which offers you news from six different regions of the world), and a Mexico edition, so whether you are visiting from a foreign country or just want to read the news from a global perspective, or prefer reading Spanish text, CNN has you covered.
The traditional row of tabs can be found on the CNN.com homepage. These tabs include U.S., World, Health, Living, Politics, and Entertainment. I found the politics tab very interesting, with stories about or updates on just about everything going on in Washington D.C. The Tech tab helps keep you abreast of the latest offering the tech world has for you (and we all know that the tech world comes up with something new every day).
While many newspapers, such as my Chicago Tribune, get most of their online content from their paper edition, which has a limited space and where much of that space is devoted to local goings-on, CNN is able to explore almost any topic it wants to, because it is not trying to sell its content to one certain area like newspapers, but to the whole country (and world).
However, if you want local news, there is a bar on the homepage where you can type in your zip code and find stories from local papers. CNN also has a bar where it shows stories that your Facebook friends have shared, helping CNN take advantage of social media and helping you find stories your friends are looking at.
The tabs at CNN.com will also take you to SI.com for your sports fix (I'd recommend ESPNChicago.com for everything you need to know about sports- but if you are by chance interested in other teams, SI is a good website) and CNN Money for the latest on your customized stocks (again, just set up an account to follow live updates of the stocks you want to follow).
While I was not suprised by the wide range of topics that CNN.com covers, I was suprised with how in-depth that material was. CNN definitely will have plenty of quality stories and content for us to look at, so I hope you check out my weekly updates.
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