The Eyetrack III Team
Eyetrack III is a joint effort by The Poynter Institute, the Estlow International Center for New Media and Journalism at the University of Denver, and Eyetools, a California-based eyetracking software and services company. Morris Digital Works provided considerable technical support during the project.

Project managers:

  • Steve Outing, senior editor, Poynter Institute
  • Laura Ruel, former executive director, Estlow Center; assistant professor of multimedia, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Editing and additional assistance:

  • Julie Moos, news editor, Poynter Institute
  • Bill Mitchell, online editor/marketing director, Poynter Institute
  • Howard Finberg, interactive learning faculty, Poynter Institute
  • Robin Sloan, interactive learning producer, Poynter Institute
  • Elizabeth Carr, online reporter, Poynter Institute

    Design, graphics:

  • Anne Conneen, design editor, Poynter Institute
  • Larry Larsen, multimedia editor, Poynter Institute

    Eyetools team:

  • Colin Johnson, CEO
  • Greg Edwards, founder and CTO
  • Leslie Kues, research manager
  • Daesub Yoon, research support and statistical testing

    Morris Digital Works:

  • Nik Wilets, mockup webpage designs.
  • Thanks!
    The Eyetrack III team also would like to thank Steve Yelvington and Ed Coyle of the Morris Digital Works team, whose contributions made this research possible. We also were helped on the multimedia comprehension phase of the study by the multimedia and public relations staffs of NYTimes.com. Special thanks to Geoff McGhee and Christine Mohan.

    And of course, thanks to all of our colleagues at Poynter and the University of Denver's Department of Mass Communications and Journalism Studies who took the time to review our work and advise the Eyetrack team.