REQUIREMENTS

Absolutely must include
All of our target personas are interested in receiving news about political figures. Some of our personas are also interested in sharing that news.

1. User is able to search for a particular political figure
2. User is able to follow a particular political figure
3. User is able to receive updates about the activities of a particular figure
4. User is able to read a feed containing all recent news they’re following
5. User is able to share anonymously a piece of news about a particular figure

Should include
All of our users would like to receive unbiased and credible news.

1. News that have just been shared are pre-moderated
2. User is able to flag a piece of news as inappropriate

Could include
Some of our users (media professionals, community organizers) are interested in following political figures based on their location or occupation, and be more in control of their stream of news.

1. User is able to browse a catalog of political figures
2. User is able to choose how much news they want to see about a particular figure

Could exclude
None of our users explicitly need those features, but we thought they could be helpful for some.

1. User is able to search for a tag
2. User is able to follow all news matching a certain tag
3. User is able to receive updates about all news matching a certain tag
4. User is able to tag a piece of news when it’s being shared

USERS

Absolutely must include
Our system has to cater to both passive consumers of information, and those who actively seek out information.

1. Casual consumers of political news
2. Concerned citizens (activists, community organizers, etc)
3. Users that wish to stay highly informed about politics

Should include
We should cater to people who are looking to increase their political knowledge.

1. Media professionals
2. Users that would like to get more informed about politics
3. People who feel overwhelmed by the current ways of engaging with news

Could include
We should try to cater to the users who are uninformed about local politics.

1. People who lack interest in local politics
2. People who aren’t accessing information about local politics

Could exclude
We shouldn’t cater to users who wouldn’t instantly benefit from using the system.

1. People who have no interest in politics.
2. People who have no interest in real time news.