Bad Site/ Good Site

I think that good design is crucial to a journalist's credibility. No matter how good a journalist's work is, if her site appears unprofessional, so will she. In fact, a reader may not even get to the journalism part of the site if it is poorly designed. No one has the patience to deal with a page that is difficult to navigate or just plain unappealing. The design of the web page is the first impression of the journalist, so it is crucial that it be designed well. That being said, the page should not be so overly designed and crazy that it detracts from the real work of the journalist.