Comments on: Welcome to the new NewsTimes.com http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/ Senior product manager, Hearst Newspapers Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lyndon Evans http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-141 Lyndon Evans Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:27:36 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-141 All I can say is WOW ! When I came on-line to check out the news my eyeballs popped out. You folks sent out a mass email to those of us who write blogs here for CT/Hearst Newspapers the other day about the upcoming new website but I never expected this. Kudos to all for the hard work involved and thanks for the new home of "Focus On The Rainbow". Lyndon Evans Focus On The Rainbow All I can say is WOW !

When I came on-line to check out the news my eyeballs popped out.

You folks sent out a mass email to those of us who write blogs here for CT/Hearst Newspapers the other day about the upcoming new website but I never expected this.

Kudos to all for the hard work involved and thanks for the new home of “Focus On The Rainbow”.

Lyndon Evans
Focus On The Rainbow

]]> By: Motherboard http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-140 Motherboard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:50:28 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-140 Thanks for bringing the comment boards back--with registration. I kind of miss sparring with some of our more outrageous posters, but they were getting WAY out of control in that they were using the discussion boards to harass people who could not defend themselves. I like the links to local bloggers, but it seems like they do more writing about LOCAL issues than the News-Times. May the new website bring in more income so you can hire more LOCAL reporters. Thanks for bringing the comment boards back–with registration. I kind of miss sparring with some of our more outrageous posters, but they were getting WAY out of control in that they were using the discussion boards to harass people who could not defend themselves.

I like the links to local bloggers, but it seems like they do more writing about LOCAL issues than the News-Times. May the new website bring in more income so you can hire more LOCAL reporters.

]]> By: joe.still.not.the. plumber http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-138 joe.still.not.the. plumber Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:31:08 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-138 Great work guys. The new site is clean, uncluttered, and fast to load. Just keep it simple like this and it will be a pleasure to visit several times per day. One of my biggest problems with living in Danbury is that we've lost all our sources of up-to-the-minute local news and information. The News-Times staff has been pared down to the point that the daily print paper is merely an advertising flyer. WLAD has become a platform for syndicated political hacks; their news reporters simply read from the print version of the News-Times. Television stations just lump us in with the rest of Fairfield County, like we're a suburb of Stamford or Hartford. With this "reboot" of your site, please remember that a community the size of Danbury NEEDS a real, live source of news 24-7, if not for our safety then just to satisfy our nosiness. I wish you all the best in finally bringing the News-Times into the internet age. Great work guys. The new site is clean, uncluttered, and fast to load. Just keep it simple like this and it will be a pleasure to visit several times per day.

One of my biggest problems with living in Danbury is that we’ve lost all our sources of up-to-the-minute local news and information. The News-Times staff has been pared down to the point that the daily print paper is merely an advertising flyer. WLAD has become a platform for syndicated political hacks; their news reporters simply read from the print version of the News-Times. Television stations just lump us in with the rest of Fairfield County, like we’re a suburb of Stamford or Hartford.

With this “reboot” of your site, please remember that a community the size of Danbury NEEDS a real, live source of news 24-7, if not for our safety then just to satisfy our nosiness.

I wish you all the best in finally bringing the News-Times into the internet age.

]]> By: Sonatina http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-137 Sonatina Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:58:49 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-137 A spiffy new web site is fine, but I hope that equal or greater emphasis gets placed on the content. The coolest web site means nothing if the content continues to be at best weak, and at worst, biased. Two examples: Weak content - an event is announced, but no website link to learn more details. Or an article about a major new change to an important intersection - how about a link to a map of the area? This site is STILL not web 1.0, much less web @.0. Bias - biased reporting, and selective lack of reporting, an key local politcal issues. Coverage of the recent elaction campaigns and results are a shameful example. For me, I look upon the cosmetic and functional changes to this website as a great deal of effort and money seriously misplaced. I look forward to seeing improvements across the board, NewsTimes and Hearst. Thanks for providing this forum for us readers. A spiffy new web site is fine, but I hope that equal or greater emphasis gets placed on the content.
The coolest web site means nothing if the content continues to be at best weak, and at worst, biased.
Two examples:

Weak content – an event is announced, but no website link to learn more details. Or an article about a major new change to an important intersection – how about a link to a map of the area?
This site is STILL not web 1.0, much less web @.0.

Bias – biased reporting, and selective lack of reporting, an key local politcal issues. Coverage of the recent elaction campaigns and results are a shameful example.

For me, I look upon the cosmetic and functional changes to this website as a great deal of effort and money seriously misplaced.

I look forward to seeing improvements across the board, NewsTimes and Hearst.
Thanks for providing this forum for us readers.

]]> By: hestermagpie http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-136 hestermagpie Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:26:54 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-136 glad its back... glad its back…

]]> By: Fenner Brownell http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-135 Fenner Brownell Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:09:32 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-135 ANYTHING would have been an improvement to that clunky former NT website. This one looks and acts vastly better so far. Lets see that Spectrum link ASAP. Keep up the good work. ANYTHING would have been an improvement to that clunky former NT website. This one looks and acts vastly better so far. Lets see that Spectrum link ASAP. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Ray Kroc http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-134 Ray Kroc Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:57:26 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-134 In a word Pure Sweetness....well two words..job well done, worth the wait. In a word Pure Sweetness….well two words..job well done, worth the wait.

]]> By: Kenneth Kopsco http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-131 Kenneth Kopsco Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:50:03 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-131 Significant accomplishments in the layout makes it far easier to read in the new format. Hope the quality of prose in the articles will also improve. Glad to hear too that anonymous postings and rants will be banned to reduce thoughtless responses that didn't add any content to articles. Significant accomplishments in the layout makes it far easier to read in the new format. Hope the quality of prose in the articles will also improve. Glad to hear too that anonymous postings and rants will be banned to reduce thoughtless responses that didn’t add any content to articles.

]]> By: Catfur http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-130 Catfur Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:55:26 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-130 I second the request for traffic updates via Twitter or some other way, that was very helpful when you had it before. New site looks great! I second the request for traffic updates via Twitter or some other way, that was very helpful when you had it before. New site looks great!

]]> By: Keith Whamond http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/2009/11/15/welcome-to-the-new-newstimes-com/#comment-129 Keith Whamond Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:13:49 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/whamond/?p=90#comment-129 Thanks for the feedback. The Spectrum is very much not gone. You can still reach it at http://www.newstimes.com/spectrum, just like before. We're working on getting newmilfordspectrum.com to redirect to there, too, but it isn't ready yet. In the coming months, the Spectrum is slated to get its own site. Stay tuned! Thanks for the feedback.

The Spectrum is very much not gone. You can still reach it at http://www.newstimes.com/spectrum, just like before. We’re working on getting newmilfordspectrum.com to redirect to there, too, but it isn’t ready yet.

In the coming months, the Spectrum is slated to get its own site. Stay tuned!

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