How to get more from the ‘New Yorker’
How to get more from the ‘New Yorker’
Where to find it: “The New Yorker” – www.newyorker.com
Who runs the site: CondeNet, or more specifically Conde Nast, the publishing company that owns “The New Yorker,” “Vanity Fair,” “Wired” and many other magazines.
Who is likely to use the site: People who can’t get enough of “The New Yorker” magazine, enjoy great stories and clever cartoons.
Pros: The Web site has a lot of the same content as the magazine for the current week, but the coolest part for regular readers of the publication is that there are online features that accompany many of the articles.
In the Oct. 15 issue, there is a profile of African-American artist Kara Walker. The notably art-sparse magazine had a few images of Walker’s work with a note to go online to view more. On the Web site, readers can view 20 of Walker’s art pieces. Other online features include audio interviews with authors of articles as well as Question and Answer interviews.
Users can also enter the weekly cartoon caption contest. If you’ve ever thought you could come up with a better caption for a cartoon, here’s your chance.
Cons: Not all the content is kept on the Web site so some of the stories only have abstracts. They wouldn’t want to give it away for free when they are selling the “The Complete New Yorker,” which has all the magazines from 1925 through April 2007 on DVD or removable hard drive.
Another downside is that some of the online features are only available for one week so readers who are a few issues behind in reading the actual magazine may not realize features are online until they have been taken down.
Overall the Web site is a nice companion to the magazine.
