March 28, 2024

New and improved

Remember when you used to log onto newtondailynews.com and a video would fire up on autoplay, and then you’d have to maneuver around a bunch of junky spam ads and other congestion? We got rid of all that. Merry Christmas!

In truth, the website redesign has been a labor of love for the better part of a year. There were many considerations to review given the high-level of daily traffic on our site, the “mobile experience,” our weekly products we wished to incorporate and of course our main goal — greatly improve the reader experience.

Without belaboring our long wait, I’d like to point out just a few of the great things you’ll find when you go to the redesigned website. One of the things I like best is the new and improved e-edition. It’s touchscreen friendly, so those who utilize our site via iPad or tablet will have a better experience. There are also new ways to optimize and navigate, download and share. It’s pretty cool because you can actually “clip” and then email, print, Facebook — whatever tickles your fancy. Find that feature right at the top of the website under “Online Newspaper.”

I also think our readers will enjoy the easy-to-use sections guide at the left of the page, which can take you to news, sports and the great content produced by our weeklies staff at the Jasper County Tribune, Prairie City News and Monroe Legacy. Adding even more news and sports and improving the quality of our digital experience is important to us.

We’re also producing short videos and adding more photo galleries and lists, all to enhance your visit to newtondailynews.com. Meanwhile, we’re still offering our afternoon update daily email and text alerts for breaking news and other features.

As you find your way around our redesigned site, we want to hear from you because your feedback is important to us. Let us know what other changes you’d like to see to make your experience with us better. We serve the community and that starts by listening to you.

Contact Abigail Pelzer
at apelzer@newtondailynews.com