Review of the Guardian Unlimited

The Guardian’s website Guardian Unlimited is a perfect example of how a newspaper can use new technology to improve their services to the readers. The written articles are not only published on the website “for free”, but there is often an option to listen to an audio that might be a cutting of an interview or the writer’s thoughts on the topic presented. What is more, The Guardian provides short videos, often taken from News Agencies such as Reuters and Press Association, to establish a multimedia coverage of stories. Podcasts are also available.

Through quiz, polls and comments the reader can interact and have a say.

Since the newspaper is written at night and cannot be updated until the night after, the online version of this paper offers more immediacy. The articles are up-dated constantly and much faster than the news on the internet, which has obviously much to be said for it.

Not without reason the website is called the Guardian Unlimited. It offers a wide range of news, features and comments – even a lot of web-only material. The articles itself are pretty much the same as in the paper, but they are up-dated and sometimes a backstory is included that could not be published in the print version.