News Channel icons - what do they mean?

element05

Howdy,

Random question about the Wii News Channel - what do the little icons mean? So OK, there's a blue dot for unread items, and it goes grey when you've read them. But some news articles have a flashing blue dot? And sometimes there's a little newspaper icon instead, and sometimes it flashes too? Anyone know what that's about?


John

element05

Ahh, some web hunting gives:

"What is the difference between news stories that feature the "Newspaper icon" and those that feature the "blue dot" icon?

Icons that feature the blue circle next to them will allow you a view of the article's focus on an interactive global map. Articles that feature a gray-and-white newspaper icon next to the headline do not contain a link to the globe. For information on working with the global map, click here. "

That covers that - but what about flashing vs. non-flashing items?

The_B_Man

brand new news items? ya know as in NEWSFLASH!!!

element05

Hmm, but I thought that's what the blue icons were for (or bright newspaper icons) - they go gray once you've read an item, so surely the blue/bright icons mean "unread" and therefore new?