Seattle University Student Journalists: Too Many LOLCats On SeattlePI.com

Less than a year ago, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer bid its 145-year print history adieu as it moved to an online-only format.

The editorial board at the Seattle University Spectator says that the new SeattlePI.com isn’t doing what it should.

“With driving traffic motivating journalism, Golden Globe galleries dominate a home page and images of the Haiti earthquake from a seattlepi.com photographer get buried.

Seattlepi.com relies heavily on reader blogs, pointing to other site’s content, aggregated photos and stories, staff commentary and yes, LOLCats.”

(Those

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in