The News Website

Alongside the paper publication, The News also has a website with the URL http://portsmouth.co.uk/

The function of the website is to support the publication in reporting news, and make the articles and photos more accessible to the public. Studying the website, I have found the following features:

News articles featured in newspaper - organised according to category; sport, news, people, entertainment

Interactive options - allowing people to comment on articles and newsletters

Hyperlinks to sister publications - when clicked the reader is taken to their websites

Search engine - Allowing people to search for a specific topic or article

Online archives - Old articles available for people to view online

Shipping and Travel Information - Makes readers aware of roadworks, weather conditions, delays and accidents

Contact options - Makes it easy for someone to contact the newspaper via email

Registration options - Log in/out, Register, allowing readers to sign up to newsletters etc

Follow on articles - Some articles online following ones featured in other issues of the newspaper

'Latest national news' - Included at the top of the website in scrolling text that changes

Job, business, motor and property searches  - Linked with the advertisements in the newspaper

Online shop - Featuring special discounts offered by The News

Extra articles - Some articles that aren't featured in the newspaper

'What's on Today' guide - Offering recommendations for cinema, eating out and local events