For an online news organization covering the high-tech industry, the only
constant is change.
As CNET News.com's readership has grown exponentially, we have been
reminded time and again that delivering the news first is what matters
most. In the digital realm, this entails not only accurate and fair
reporting, but also fast-loading, easily navigable service.
Today we launch a redesign with these principles in mind.
The new front page includes fewer graphics and more of the latest and most
important headlines. The goal is better access to the 50 to 60 stories
News.com publishes each workday.
Listed at the top are News.com's six departments, followed by a collection
of popular issues in the upper right-hand corner called Today's Hot Topics.
Just below, in News.com On Air, is a compendium of exclusive multimedia
interviews with leading high-tech figures.
Also on the front page, we've created a new section for our award-winning
Special Reports; in-depth Newsmaker interviews; feature articles on
high-tech industry management from the University of Pennsylvania's
Knowledge@Wharton; and columns written by regular contributors as well as
News.com editors.
Adhering to the original goals of our launch in September 1996, we have
reported the news with the immediacy of broadcasting and the depth of print
media. We have won many awards and established important partnerships with
major news organizations, including The New York Times, The
Associated Press and ABC News.
Most gratifying, however, has been the continued support we have received
from you, our readers. We believe our growth means that you have come to
trust and rely on CNET News.com to provide credible, in-depth and timely
coverage of the converging worlds of computing, electronics, media and
telecommunications.
I am eager to hear your thoughts. Please write with suggestions on
improving our service.
Jai Singh,
Note to our readers
January 23, 2001
Editor in chief, CNET News.com
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