Marlborough News Online hit the airwaves on Tuesday, when it featured in a BBC Radio Wiltshire programme about the internet.
A campaign called Give an Hour is being run across the BBC, to persuade people to give up the hour of their time they’ll gain when the clocks go back to help someone who has never used the internet get online.
BBC Radio Wiltshire was keen to look at some of the most innovative ways in which the internet is being used across the county, and presenter Mark O’Donnell spent ten minutes talking live to MNO contributor Peter Davison about the initiative.
Peter explained how hosting a newspaper on the web helped to mitigate print and distribution costs while allowing its team of journalists to react quickly to breaking news stories.
The pair also discussed the newspaper’s co-operative status, in which a moral compass is embedded into the company ethos, meaning that unlike some high-profile media companies Marlborough News Online will continue to publish to the highest ethical standards.
To find out how to Give an Hour and get someone started online – and perhaps enjoying Marlborough News Online for the first time – go to www.bbc.co.uk/giveanhour
