USC/Annenberg Study Confirms Value of Layout to Memory and Reading Speed of Articles

"Eyetracking points the way to effective news article design" is a story in the Online Journalism Review of the Annenberg Center for Communications at USC. Featured finding #1: Rewrite + reformat = remember Writing (or rewriting) a story to meet an ideal format (may require reformatting) improved the reader's reading speed and retention of the information. Featured finding #2: Precise and relevant editing = successful design