Archive for 'telegraph'
Another national newspaper goes WordPress
Just to note that the Independent has switched its blogs from Livejournal to WordPress. Why? According to online editor Martin King, there was a simple reason for the move: 'to make them better.' Clearly a man after my own heart. He writes: 'We are demonstrating that globally standard programs can free mainstream journalism from the [...] read on »
Telegraph calls No10 site 'a technical mess'
Last night, the Telegraph published a piece by their head of audience development, Julian Sambles accusing the Downing Street website of being 'a technical mess'. This damning conclusion was based on the following criticisms: It wasn't in the top search results for a few randomly-selected Budget-related search terms. It doesn't have a 'link canonical' tag [...] read on »
Telegraph moves its blogs to WordPress
It's a sign of how far WordPress has come, that I find myself noting the Telegraph's transfer of its blogging platform to WordPress purely because I feel I should... and not because it's especially exciting. I mean, if you were going to set up a large-scale public blogging community, why on earth wouldn't you use [...] read on »
Telegraph blogger quits for Tory blog
I'm not sure I'd call it a 'stunning coup', as some have done - but it's certainly interesting to note that the Telegraph's Jonathan Isaby has quit his 'proper journalism' job to become the new co-editor of Tory grassroots blog ConservativeHome... presumably 'co' with Tim Montgomerie. He fills the gap left by 22-year-old Sam Coates, [...] read on »
An idea whose time has come
Crime mapping is front-page news today (in the Telegraph anyway). Most of the stories follow a predictable pattern: Ministers say it will inform the public, and make the police more accountable, but it'll lead to house price chaos. Etcetera. But I'm finding myself infuriated by the Telegraph leader column which proclaims: The Conservative Party has [...] read on »
Mirror and Telegraph redesigns
The new Mirror website is a dramatic improvement. But then again, all previous Mirror websites have been terrible - particularly the last one, launched just 18 months ago. As Martin Stabe notes, the site's homepage takes an unfamiliar building-blocks approach... which, in this case, I really find myself warming to. It suits the kind of [...] read on »
Here is the news
Some very interesting numbers from Robin Goad at Hitwise, showing just how dominant (or not, he concludes) the BBC News website is in the UK news market. What I find most interesting is the mix of news providers in this ranking. You've got broadcasters, newspapers, portals and aggregators (both social and automated), with no one [...] read on »
Telegraph style guide: 2m forward, 1' back
Thanks to Shane at the Telegraph for highlighting the new Daily Telegraph style guide. Written (or more accurately, drafted?) by Simon Heffer, it's online now for consultation, prior to hard-copy publication in a few months. As you might expect it's a curious mix of the web-friendly and the conservative (with a small, and probably also [...] read on »