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Newsladle MVP wireframes. These are visual mockups for the first version: homepage, article page, geo capture modal, user pulse page, and internal analytics dashboard.

1. Homepage / Feed

Goal: pull users into stories fast and start training topic interest.

NEWSLADLE
PoliticsEconomyWorldLocalCulture
Search news, topics, counties...
Featured storyPennsylvania
Gas, grocery, and rent pressures put inflation back at the center of voter anxiety
Aggregated from Reuters, AP, and local outlets
EconomyInflationHigh concern
Trending topics
InflationBorderCrimeEnergyEducationLocal Elections
Fast read
What your county is reacting to most this week
Inflation32%
Immigration21%
Education17%
Reuters•2h agoHigh concern
Inflation worries rise as food prices climb again
EconomyInflation
AP•4h agoMost debated
Border policy debate sharpens ahead of local primaries
PoliticsImmigration
Local News•5h agoRising interest
New energy project divides county officials
EnergyLocal
The Hill•6h agoMixed views
School funding bill sparks split reactions statewide
EducationState Policy
State pulse
What New Jersey readers are reacting to now
Property taxesRising
Transit reliabilityDebated
Energy billsHigh concern
Most debated stories
Border policy debate sharpens ahead of local primaries
Reaction split: 51 / 49
School funding bill sparks split reactions statewide
Reaction split: 54 / 46

2. Article Page + Reaction Module

Goal: convert content consumption into structured, monetizable responses.

EconomyInflationPennsylvania

Gas, grocery, and rent pressures put inflation back at the center of voter anxiety

Summary compiled from Reuters • AP • 2 local sources • Updated 2:14 PM

A neutral summary lives here. The point is not to replace the original reporting. The point is to give the user a fast, readable synthesis and then push them into a reaction flow. This page should feel calm, clean, and easy to answer. Keep the summary short enough that users actually finish it.

React in 15 seconds
How important is this issue to you?
Your reaction to this story?
What emotion does this story trigger most?
Should leaders act on this issue now?
What is missing from this coverage?
Optional free text response...

3. Geo Capture Modal

Goal: capture the fields that make the data actually valuable.

See how your area compares
Add your location so we can show your reactions against your state and county.
Email
name@email.com
State
Select state
County
Select county
ZIP code (optional)
Optional

4. Personalized Pulse Page

Goal: retention. The user needs a reason to come back.

Your Pulse
Built from the issues you react to most
County: Hudson County, NJ
Fastest-rising issue
Property taxes
Up 18% in reactions over the last 7 days
Your top topics
Economy41%
Transit24%
Education16%
You vs your county
Inflation urgency
You: Yes now • County: 68% yes now
Transit frustration
You: High • County: High

5. Internal Analytics Dashboard

Goal: prove whether the product is creating a real data asset.

Daily active users
1,284
Article click-through rate
18.4%
Response completion rate
42.7%
Counties with usable volume
14
Top issue shifts over 7 days
Inflation+12%
Property taxes+18%
Immigration+7%
Transit reliability+15%
Most polarizing stories
Border policy debate sharpens ahead of local primaries
Polarity score: 91
New energy project divides county officials
Polarity score: 84
School funding bill sparks split reactions statewide
Polarity score: 79
Founder guidance
Do not clutter the MVP with too many categories, too many questions, or too many original content ambitions.
The real test is simple: can you get users to read, react, return, and reveal geography?