The following articles deal with the speculation that Mr. Putin is going to run again for a presidency in 2012. They are based on the fact that Putin compared himself to Roosevelt in one of his speeches, therefore he hinted that he will be coming back to the office. . The authors of the articles draw parallels between Putin and Roosevelt. These presidents are known for having long political careers and quite picturesque figures in the history of both countries: the USA and Russia.
Both websites have done a good job in laying out the articles online. The wireframes are complemented by pictures of Putin. However AOL News went further and portrayed Putin next to Roosevelt which made an article more visual (on your left).
Both articles have hyperlinked words, like Russia or Putin, etc. For some reason this phenomena has not been noticed much on the Australian websites, it more seen on the international websites. It is quite useful to have hyperlinked words in the articles as it allows to access information with one simple click, which is valuable in the online environment.
The article by AOLlnews.com is written in a good style, almost conversational, however the piece seems to be too long for the online story. I could not finish reading the story. The article by NY times is more formal in style, however more concise. The author managed to fit the same information in a less number of words and made it more suitable for the online format.
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