Newspapers influenced by Internet iconography

Posted by Bertrand Pecquerie on November 26, 2004 at 11:36 AM

Interesting remark from Robert Thomson, The Times editor, in the Globe and Mail, Canada about the new tabloid quality newspapers: "We have to understand that for a great many of our readers, the Internet is part of their daily experience, and I think that in the past, newspapers have been rather arrogant about this, attempting to fashion websites that look like newspapers," he said. "To be honest, we've reached a point where newspapers, in terms of how they look, have to be influenced by Internet iconography. I would argue that the compact [format], while not the same size as a computer screen, has a look of familiarity to the digital reader."

Source: Globe and Mail

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