UK: New Trinity Mirror website offers extensive historical section
Posted by Carolyn Lo on March 31, 2008 at 3:34 PM
In addition to Trinity Mirror's revamp of regional title websites, conventrytelegraph.net is the latest website in their upgrade, with an emphasis on history as well as news.The history section features pictures of old Coventry from its archives that date back more than 110 years. Readers also who send in photos, in particular, those of old sports teams and classes.
The website also allows viewers to purchase pictures from the archive and has the functionality and attributes of Trinity Mirror's new websites, including more breaking news, video footage, interactivity, picture galleries and user-generated content.
Telegraph Editor Alan Kirby said, "Of course the new website is about breaking news and sport, but our historic picture archives are immense and offer a unique glimpse into Coventry's past. There are thousands of pictures which we could never hope to publish in the paper. Our website gives us a fantastic new outlet."
Sources: PressGazette.co.uk, Journalism.co.uk
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about breaking news and sport, but our historic picture archives are
immense and offer a unique glimpse into Coventry's past. There are
thousands of pictures which we could never hope to publish in the
paper. Our website gives us a fantastic new outlet."<br /><br />Sources: <a href="http://blogs.pressgazette.co.uk/wire/2760">PressGazette.co.uk</a>, <a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/2/articles/531220.php">Journalism.co.uk</a><br /> &title=UK: New <b>Trinity Mirror</b> website offers extensive historical section){kind=link}
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