THE TWICKENHAM TRIBUNE IS AN OFFSHOOT OF WORLD INFOZONE WHICH HAS BEEN A FINALIST IN THE GJC IN PREVIOUS YEARS. WORLD INFOZONE IS ABOUT GLOBAL COMMUNICATION. THE TWICKENHAM TRIBUNE IS ABOUT LOCAL COMMUNICATION WHICH ALSO REACHES OUT TO THE WORLD VIA WORLD INFOZONE. THE TRIBUNE IS A LOCAL ONLINE NEWSPAPER WHICH FILLS A NEED FOR NEWS IN OUR AREA BUT WE HAVE LINKS AND CORRESPONDENCE/VISITS WITH THOSE IN OTHER COUNTRIES, ETC WHO HAVE LINKS IN OUR AREA: THE US, BELGIUM, FRANCE, GIBRALTAR. READERS ARE LOCAL BUT ALSO WE HAVE A READERSHIP AROUND THE WORLD. COUNTRY INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN ARTICLES ABOUT FOOD, HISTORY, NEWS AND WE ALSO HAVE EMBEDDED VIDEO FROM MANY COUNTRIES.
THE IDEA DEVELOPED BECAUSE OF A NEED FOR LOCAL NEWS BY LOCAL PEOPLE IN THE TWICKENHAM PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY (REPRESENTED IN THE UK PARLIAMENT BY SIR VINCENT CABLE, THE NATIONAL LEADER OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS). IT WAS OBVIOUS FROM THE START THAT AS A WORLD INFOZONE PROJECT COUNTRY INFORMATION AND LINKS AROUND THE WORLD WOULD FORM PART OF THE ONLINE NEWSPAPER. WE HAVE CORRESPONDENTS, CONNECTIONS AND READERS FROM A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES.
WE AIM TO PROVIDE LOCAL NEWS WEEKLY AND PROMOTE LOCAL HISTORY BUT ALSO BRING IN A GLOBAL DIMENSION AND OFTEN LOOK AT OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL AS OUR OWN. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND SOMETIMES PARTICIPANTS FROM OVERSEAS. WE HAVE FORMED LINKS WITH GIBRALTAR BUT HAVE ALSO HAD LINKS WITH MOROCCO, THAILAND, INDIA, BELGIUM AND MORE WE HAVE PARTICULAR LINKS WITH GIBRALTAR IN RELATION TO THE NEW WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN WORLD ANCESTRAL HISTORY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CORRESPONDENT FROM THE US AND BELGIUM. THE TRIBUNE IS PROVING TO BE OF INTEREST AND READ IN MANY COUNTRIES VIA WORLD INFOZONE. THE TRIBUNE IS LINKED TO EVERY PAGE OF WORLD INFOZONE WHICH HELPS WITH AN INTERNATIONAL REACH
WE HAVE 5,000 READERS A MONTH WHO OPEN ON AVERAGE 10,000 COPIES OF THE ONLINE NEWSPAPER.
OUR CONTRIBUTORS WHO ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE ARTICLES, NEWS STORIES, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. THE OTHER WORLD INFOZONE PROJECTS ARE ALSO ACCESSED BY LOCAL READERS AND THOSE OUTSIDE THE UK.
HOW COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS CAN PRODUCE WORTHWHILE COMMUNITY INTERACTION WHICH IN THIS CASE IS SPREADING OUT TO MANY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.