This document annotates and summarizes key elements of two local newspaper websites - the Islington Gazette and Hampstead & Highgate. Both websites feature mastheads linking to the print newspapers, search bars, archives to access past issues online, advertisements, awards won, and story excerpts linking to full articles. They differ mainly in specific advertisement placement and additional interactive elements like polls and competitions on the Hampstead & Highgate site.

1. Annotations of Two Local Newspaper Websites

2. Islington Gazette

3. This is an advertisement and is shown throughout the website.This is the same Masthead used by the newspaper. Its used to show the link between the newspaper and its website. It appears in the same position on every page of the websiteThis is a search bar where you can locate a particular story or subject by typing it in.These are tabs that when clicked will direct you to different areas of the website.This is the newspaper archive where you can read electronic editions of the latest newspaper as well as previous issues online.

4. This is a shot of the latest issue of the newspaper. By clicking it you can read it online.Usually in this area are brief exerts from stories published in the newspaper. The exerts have links that will lead to the full stories.

5. These are advertisements provided by Google. These continue down the side of the page.

6. This is another advert similar to the one at the top.These are all the local awards the newspaper has won.This is the copyright information for the website.These are more links to other areas of the website

7. Hampstead & Highgate

8. The advert in this are stays in the same position throughout the website but the advert will occasionally change.This is again the same Masthead used by the newspaper.This is a promotional offer from the newspaper. This is a regular feature on the website.This is the search bar which helps readers navigate around the website.This is the electronic archive found similar to the Islington Gazette’s archive. By clicking the image of the front page you can read the whole issue online.These are extracts from stories published recently in the newspaper. By clicking a link in the story you can read the who story online.These tabs and subheadings lead to a number of different sections of the website.

9. The is the member login for the website. Readers who have signed up can log in and gain extra access to the site.These are adverts that, similarly to the others on the page will change occasionally.The tabs continue down the side of the webpage.

10. These adverts continue down the side of the page.These are ads provided by Google.

11. These are more story extracts. By clicking on the link in them the reader will be directed to the complete story.This is an online poll where the reader can answer questions about current news.By clicking this the reader will be directed to the electronic archive where you can read past issues of the newspaper.

12. This is an online competition by the newspaper.

13. These are the number of awards the website and newspaper has won.