I have implemented the "media frontpage" idea suggested in this thread. You can now view a list of latest media headlines in the "News" drop-down menu of the header.
The list is currently updated once per day, and the displayed headlines are selected as follows:
1) Most recently created EBC article.
2) Five most recently created private-media articles.
Empasis on "created": it is the creation date that matters, not the latest post. You can hover your mouse over each headline, to see the date when the corresponding article was created.
For (2), I am considering the following options:
a. Set a threshold on the number of articles each newspaper can have on the frontpage, e.g., one per newspaper.
b. Remove articles that are older than some amount of time, e.g., a week.
c. Changing the total number of articles shown to something other than five.
It is also possible to increase the frequency at which the list is updated. I can make it twice per day, or even hourly.
Please let me know what you think. In particular, I am looking for feedback on the criteria for selecting the private-media articles.
The list is currently updated once per day, and the displayed headlines are selected as follows:
1) Most recently created EBC article.
2) Five most recently created private-media articles.
Empasis on "created": it is the creation date that matters, not the latest post. You can hover your mouse over each headline, to see the date when the corresponding article was created.
For (2), I am considering the following options:
a. Set a threshold on the number of articles each newspaper can have on the frontpage, e.g., one per newspaper.
b. Remove articles that are older than some amount of time, e.g., a week.
c. Changing the total number of articles shown to something other than five.
It is also possible to increase the frequency at which the list is updated. I can make it twice per day, or even hourly.
Please let me know what you think. In particular, I am looking for feedback on the criteria for selecting the private-media articles.