What content is uniquely in the paper? on the web edition?
In the paper, there’s full page ads and general ads. On the web edition, each of the ads are personalized to your interest. For the weather and sports section, the print version will only focus on the local New York area. However if there is an individual from outside the New York area that view the New York Times online, they can get personalized weather and sports.
What features and functionality are uniquely in the paper? on the web edition?
In the paper, you have the original content and it cannot be updated or changed. The paper edition can be kept and stored as an antique. On the web edition, it can be updated on a real time basis. It can also be emailed and shared in the web edition. In the web edition, you can access U.S., international, or Chinese versions. Paper version is access to what you just purchased.
What can you do with the print edition that you can’t do with the web edition? what can you do the the web edition that you can’t do with the print one?
In the print edition, you own the physical copy which you can feel and smell. Also it’s more visual and you can flip through the pages to continue the story. On the web, the story is already continued for you so you don’t need to flip through pages to continue reading. Also you can access the archive of the newspaper when you own the physical copy but sometimes you’re limited for the web edition.
How would you compare overall the design aesthetic of the two?
The front page photo is a photo is always an attention grabber or exaggerated. On the print edition, stories are cut off so therefore to continue you would have to reference to another page. Web stories are continuous reads.
Relationship between the NY Times and readers
What evidence can you find about ways that the web edition is received/responded to by readers online (both on the NY Times website and elsewhere on the web)?
On the web edition, you can comment on the article to share your own opinions. If the opinion is valid, then there will be a whole discussion about it. They can easily share the article through Facebook, Twitter, email and you can save it for future reference. On the web edition, there’s an email list of contributors to the article, so you can directly contact those contributors.
What if any evidence can you find that the readership of the print edition is not the same as the web edition?
Readers may contact the contributor through email and written mail. However, it requires additional time and effort to do so. For readers of the print edition, readers might feel more inclined to absorb the information whereas online readers would skim it quickly just to find the specific information they need.