Mrtraveler01 737 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Looks like Journal Broadcasting is going the adaptable route too. http://www.jrn.com/fox4now http://www.jrn.com/ktnv http://www.jrn.com/tmj4 I'm still conflicted on how I feel about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Something about their designs still kinda rub the wrong way (it needs to match each station's colors; that blue is a bit unfitting). The loading throbber is also a pretty strange addition too. Also speaking of new websites on (former) Journal stations, KMIR shifted to WorldNow. http://www.kmir.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1340 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 The loading throbber is also a pretty strange addition too. Especially in 2014. It increases the chance that a visitor is going to go elsewhere for the news they're looking for. I see they've also pulled a go.com with their websites' URLs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Something about their designs still kinda rub the wrong way (it needs to match each station's colors; that blue is a bit unfitting). The loading throbber is also a pretty strange addition too. Also speaking of new websites on (former) Journal stations, KMIR shifted to WorldNow. http://www.kmir.com/ No longer KMIR 6, just KMIR News. Saw that coming from a mile away Still no Journal site for WTVF, which I am SHOCKED by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 No longer KMIR 6, just KMIR News. Saw that coming from a mile away Their logo is horrendous, and doesn't match the lower third, let alone the graphics, at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Their logo is horrendous, and doesn't match the lower third, let alone the graphics, at all. Way to go KMIR. You looked pretty good, now you look 6th rate. Graphics are bad, as is the logo and who the heck is the VO? Did they pitch adjust John Guirdry? It looks like someone couldn't afford to provide a well branded product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Way to go KMIR. You looked pretty good, now you look 6th rate. Graphics are bad, as is the logo and who the heck is the VO? Did they pitch adjust John Guirdry. It looks like someone couldn't afford to provide a well branded product. The Journal Renderon package isn't bad, but are they messing it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Way to go KMIR. You looked pretty good, now you look 6th rate. Graphics are bad, as is the logo and who the heck is the VO? Did they pitch adjust John Guirdry. It looks like someone couldn't afford to provide a well branded product. Yep. To me this almost certainly means that the station will be auctioned off and KESQ etc. will be the only stations in the market. (Heck, they could just get rid of the Palm Springs market and put it into the LA market if that's the case.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The logo is just the old logo with the 6 omitted and the peacock replacing it... KMIR doesn't have VizRT, which is why the graphics look "messed up" compared to stations like WTMJ, KTNV, and KMTV. KMIR isn't even owned by Journal anymore, so their graphic support is basically limited to their own team. The Journal graphics are also about 5 years old and about due for replacement anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Yep. To me this almost certainly means that the station will be auctioned off and KESQ etc. will be the only stations in the market. (Heck, they could just get rid of the Palm Springs market and put it into the LA market if that's the case.) I'm going to say Nexstar is the buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'm going to say Nexstar is the buyer. I don't think that's what he meant. They were sold to OTA recently, which is a spectrum speculator. By "auctioned off" he is likely referring to the station's license being sold back to the government and the station taken off the air permanently whenever the incentive auction happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I don't think that's what he meant. They were sold to OTA recently, which is a spectrum speculator. By "auctioned off" he is likely referring to the station's license being sold back to the government and the station taken off the air permanently whenever the incentive auction happens. Exactly; should have been more specific. I am still shocked that WTVF doesn't have the new site. I guess they're happy with WorldNow? There is a "Journal Interactive" logo at the bottom of the page, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The logo is just the old logo with the 6 omitted and the peacock replacing it... KMIR doesn't have VizRT, which is why the graphics look "messed up" compared to stations like WTMJ, KTNV, and KMTV. KMIR isn't even owned by Journal anymore, so their graphic support is basically limited to their own team. The Journal graphics are also about 5 years old and about due for replacement anyways... Don't forget that KMIR was booted off cable 6 and to 13 in the TWC spat, so they needed to remove the 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I don't think that's what he meant. They were sold to OTA recently, which is a spectrum speculator. By "auctioned off" he is likely referring to the station's license being sold back to the government and the station taken off the air permanently whenever the incentive auction happens. Ok. Spectrum speculators. Well, they are doing a bang-up job of nothing, if that's the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Not sure when this happened, but Journal itself also has a new website and logo. http://www.journalcommunications.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Not sure when this happened, but Journal itself also has a new website and logo. http://www.journalcommunications.com/ Wow. That is ugly! It looks like the guys who designed the new Clear Channel logo got their hands on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 The kerning on "Communications" is horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Not sure when this happened, but Journal itself also has a new website and logo. http://www.journalcommunications.com/ Looks like they hired an intern to play with Microsoft Paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1554 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Looks like they hired an intern to play with Microsoft Paint. Not that bad. Just playin' with Illustrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 http://www.mcdilldesign.com/spotlight/journal-communications/ Here's the source of the new look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 http://www.mcdilldesign.com/spotlight/journal-communications/ Here's the source of the new look. Nice to see they went with another local company. Maybe new graphics are next? (I won't hold my breath) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Went to look up some of the content that got WTVF a Peabody, and sure enough, they've adopted the new Journal website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Went to look up some of the content that got WTVF a Peabody, and sure enough, they've adopted the new Journal website. ...Or not. They're using some trickery to redirect mobile devices to the new layout. Weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanews 108 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 ...Or not. They're using some trickery to redirect mobile devices to the new layout. Weird! Currently it's only for the mobile site. WTVF is one of WorldNow's biggest clients when it comes to clicks. The website isn't likely going away anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Currently it's only for the mobile site. WTVF is one of WorldNow's biggest clients when it comes to clicks. The website isn't likely going away anytime soon. Even going to www.jrn.com/newschannel5 on a desktop loads up the WorldNow site. There is no way to get to the Journal site on a desktop, from what I have tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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