Slide Show vs List: The Battle For Presentation

Lately there seems to be a trend towards more Websites presenting their information in a slide show or "paged" format as opposed to using a paragraph or list type view.  Fact is, even with the name of this Blog entry, there really is not a right or wrong 100% correct answer to the question of "which format is truly correct to use?"

A slide show format has the advantage of the following details:

-if properly coded through CSS , a slide show allows for a large amount of presented data without fully having to load multiple pages of data

-can allow for screen layout that does not require a large amount of scrolling through "Text Walls" of information

On the other hand,  going with a paragraph formatted document allows for information to be:

-"bundled" in a continuous flow allowing the user, with a flick of the finger, to move along the article at a pace they read at.

-actually can be formatted to wrap around images, and display much like a magazine when viewed on a tablet held in portrait  mode.

Which format is selected for a project should take into account the content being worked with, the desired intended screen size and factors like if your content format is more that of "bullet point" trivia or a fully articulated article with a specific ebb and flow.