Suggestions for Sentinel

By Jessica A.Otero

With the free online access to the Orlando Sentinel there is no need to have a newspaper delivered to my house. This is the case for many people who believe the reason why there is a high decline in newspaper sales. 2008 is a new age in technology and sooner or later there won't be a necessity for paper as everything will change to digital.

Now with the Sentinel, a lot can change to get a head start in the new age of digital technology. The Sentinel will have to correct many problems they face at the moment.

The set up of the paper has been the same for many years. Nothing has changed with the paper. As time changes shouldn't businesses change with time? So why not look ahead into new ideas?

A main problem of the paper is the overall content of the paper. The Orlando Sentinel should change its whole layout and stories. The stories should be more personal and what most readers of today want to read. The Sentinel needs to establish themselves with many demographics and not just the older groups.

The Sentinel should take time in asking everyone what they should write about it. People love reading topics from fashion to music and to even weird news.

Another problem of the paper is the front cover of the Sentinel. Every front page content has been either about politics or sports. Leave those headlines for the sections already created for its purpose.

To make the Sentinel even better, the staff should really focus on making every story interesting. Whether it be local or national news. The paper should be something everyone wants to read and not something everyone throws away.