The Huffington Post Post

I really liked Scott Paul's blog on Huffington Post. He was referring to a policy shift in the Republican party on fair trade and open markets. Early on in the blog Paul used hyperlinks very well when referencing a Journal review and a town hall meeting, but later on he became lazy and missed good opportunities to draw readers in deeper. In the latter half of the blog he writes about documented harmful effects of free trade on our current economy but doesn't give direct links to reinforce his statements. This is mostly Paul's shortcoming, but the Post's website is excellent as well.

On the right hand side are a series of helpful links directed towards the subject of the blog. Even though the article was politics based, the Post gave precidence to related business topics, which I thought was a good idea. The average reader of a political news site would likely want to know more about the background of a business article, likely already being familiar with the political repercussions. And, just in case the reader needed that extra information it is waiting just below.

The setup is good, but unfortunately this day's link's weren't as useful as they could have been. I don't always agree with the stronger political views, but I do like the way the website is designed, and I will probably go back more often and browse around.