Figure 1
The Guardian Unlimited, circa April 1999. This was a dedicated news site run by The Guardian that in many ways imitated the success of the San Jose Mercury News and its Mercury Center from the same era. Source: Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
Figure 2
The home page of the popular BBC Online news site, from June 2000. The site featured the ability to listen live, online, to the World Service and other programmes. Source: Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
Figure 3
The home page of The Washington Post was in some ways typical of late-1990s-era U.S. news sites. This example is from January 10, 1997. Source: Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
Figure 4
The news site of the San Jose Mercury News, Mercury Center, likely inspired other sites, both in the United States but also in the United Kingdom, with its web-first approach to posting news updates and in its connection to the print edition. Source: Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.