[Findings](/findings/index.md) / UX-018

# Cards do not show reading time or format

Open · medium severity · gap · newsroom.sgit.ai

## What we saw

The median article is about 4,500 words and 25 of 66 are over 5,000, yet no card shows reading time or whether it is a field report, explainer, analysis or desk note.

## Why it matters

A reader with three minutes cannot tell a note from a 40-minute analysis before opening it.

## The fix

Reading time and a format label on every card, derived at build.

## The record

| | |
| --- | --- |
| **Status** | Open |
| **Severity** | Medium |
| **Kind** | Gap: something the reader needs is not there |
| **Product** | [newsroom.sgit.ai](/findings/?product=newsroom.sgit.ai), site |
| **Where** | <https://newsroom.sgit.ai/articles/> |
| **Problems** | [Missing signal](/findings/?problem=missing-signal) |
| **Visibility** | [Subtle](/findings/?visibility=subtle): felt more than seen: it costs attention or trust, but is not noticed as a bug |
| **Recommendation** | [Show it up front](/findings/?recommendation=show-it-up-front): put the signal the reader decides by (length, author, short version, real numbers) where they look first |
| **Area** | [Findability](/findings/?area=findability) |
| **Breaks** | [Say how long, and what kind, before the reader commits](/principles/index.md#length-before-commitment) |
| **Observed** | 2026-10-11, v0.6.4 |
| **Last checked** | 2026-10-11, v0.7.1 |
| **Source** | [Review: findability](/reviews/newsroom-2026-10-11.md#findability-and-information-architecture) |
| **Prototype** | [Findability](/lab/index.md#newsroom-proto-find), route `cards`, in three directions |

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