Grid FAQ
What's a grid?
A grid is any section page, including the homepage, that displays Newser's rectangular story layouts.
Why have a grid?
The grid is Newser's signature format for presenting the news, combining the graphic impact of imagery and bold headlines with concise, sharply written story summaries. It offers a more efficient and pleasurable experience for users than having to click on long lists of headlines.
Why nine squares?
Our grid of nine squares -- perfect for scanning -- offer a graphic snapshot of the most important and most interesting news of the moment.
How can you see more than nine stories?
You can use our vertical slider bar to the right of the grid to scroll backward in time and read earlier stories.
What does the "Stories" slider do?
If you want to see more stories at once, you can expand your view of the grid to as many as 21 squares, by moving the slider located at the bottom of the news grid. By choosing a date to the right of the "News Preference" slider, you can see all the stories posted on any previous date.
What does "Adjust the grid" mean?
You can customize your view of the grid to show a particular selection of stories (News Preference), a particular number of stories (Stories), or stories from a particular date in the past.
What does the "News Preference" slider do?
Stories in Newser are rated on a scale from "hard" to "soft"; you can select any point along that continuum to vary the menu of stories that appear. By "hard news" we mean serious, important, and immediate news. By "soft news" we mean cultural, lifestyle, and celebrity news.