[Journalists] press reader

Tue Oct 25 23:05:54 UTC 2016

Liz:

I believe Press Reader is of particular interest for blind journalists because it lets us access to the full publications.
because it is a subscription based platform, you won’t see many stories linked to Press Reader on social media.
But it is vital for us to get the best information we can. Today in Argentina on-line editions of newspapers don’t upload all the stories they have in print. Also some of what they post in both formats is shortened on-line because most internet readers prefer short texts. I believe many publications around the world are in the same situation today.
I think all the feedback we can get should be sent to Valerie at the national office. If group testing is needed we may set up a group or a way to interact with NFB staff, but this would happen in the future.

Best.
> El 25 oct. 2016, a las 19:09, Elizabeth Campbell via Journalists <journalists at nfbnet.org> escribió:
> 
> Hi Francisco,
> 
> Thank you for following up with information about the PressReader web site
> and app. I haven't downloaded the app, but I find the web site to be very
> difficult and cumbersome to navigate.
> First, the newspapers are presented in a format to replicate the print
> versions which presented challenges when trying to navigate them with JAWS
> because of hyphenated words and column spacing..
> Also, I had a difficult time at first telling which paper I was looking at,
> but when I carefully scrolled through the site, I could tell the difference
> between the U.S. and international papers.
> A question I have for you is how relevant is Pressreader to your work as I
> am not familiar with this being used in newsrooms throughout the U.S. The
> trend is for newspapers to push more of their content to the readers via
> social media sites such as Facebook.
> Facebook whether we like it or not is fast becoming the platform where
> papers are sending their stories which in turn are "liked" and "shared" by
> others on Facebook. We also see lots of traffic on Twitter, but Facebook
> captures a much larger share of the audience.
> We also use the various wire services when following breaking news or
> looking for other types of stories.
> We also write our stories and headlines so that they are easily viewed on
> smart phones or tablets which is far different than the printed page format.
> I would appreciate it if other on list can also provide feedback to
> Francisco. I will also respond to the email from the NFB legal team with my
> thoughts.
> 
> Best
> 
> Liz
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Journalists [mailto:journalists-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:journalists-bounces at nfbnet.org>] On Behalf Of
> Francisco Salvador Crespo via Journalists
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 4:30 PM
> To: Blind Professional Journalists List
> Cc: Francisco Salvador Crespo
> Subject: [Journalists] press reader
> 
> Hello all.
> 
> As I said before national convention, I was looking for federation support
> to help make Press Reader, a paid service that offers around 400 newspapers
> and magazines worldwide, fully accessible via both desktop and mobile apps.
> Some of you in the group were interested in getting access to the content
> but at that time did not know of Press Reader.
> at convention I had the pleasure to talk with President Riccobono on this
> issue and he sent it to the legal team.
> Today I got an e-mail asking help of some of you to send reports. I hope you
> can take the time to review pressreader.com <http://pressreader.com/> <http://pressreader.com/ <http://pressreader.com/>> and
> its mobile apps and provide feedback.
> This will certainly help us all in the newsroom when getting information
> from printed publications.
> Here is the e-mail I got:
> 
> Thanks, Francisco. It would be helpful to have additional feedback from
> other members of the NFB’s Blind Professional Journalist group. Could you
> ask members to provide the following information to me in their review? They
> can email their assessments to me directly at vyingling at nfb.org <mailto:vyingling at nfb.org>
> <mailto:vyingling at nfb.org <mailto:vyingling at nfb.org>>.
> 
> Press Reader Access Barriers
> ·        Date Reviewed:
> ·        Service reviewed (mobile or desktop?):
> ·        Operating system and version used:
> ·        Screen access software used:
> ·        Browser and version used:
> ·        Detailed description of the issues, including whether they happen
> in the general OS, browser, or in an application:
> 
> Regards,
> Valerie
> 
> Valerie Yingling
> Legal Program Coordinator
> National Federation of the Blind
> 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
> Baltimore, Maryland 21230
> Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2440
> Fax: 410-659-5129
> E-mail: Vyingling at nfb.org <mailto:Vyingling at nfb.org> <mailto:Vyingling at nfb.org <mailto:Vyingling at nfb.org>>
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