They're TERRIBLE fucking liars.
http://blog.al.com/al/2012/05/about_the_new_alcom_homepage.htmlWhy redesign al.com?
Well, you spoke, and we listened.
You told us how important it is to be able to find news and information about where you live. Delivering that capability is the focus of our new homepage. The “set your local edition†link at the top of the page opens a menu of Alabama regions served by our affiliated newspapers and al.com producers. Select your edition and the site remembers the choice.
OH BULLSHIT, bitch.
This is a fucking template. They pay for it. They pay a company out of Jersey to do it for them. al.com just implements new versions when they come out.
They "listened" my flappy ass. Who do these clowns think they're fooling?
New Jersey kept the old version (for now).
http://www.nj.com Look familiar? I guess they just didn't listen when people spoke. Cleveland.com stuck with the old way, too. As did Oregonlive.com. And Syracuse.com.
NOLA.com went with the new look a week or two ago.
http://www.nola.com I guess they just listened faster. Looks like dogshit there, too.