WordPress chosen for Telegraph blogs

The online version of the UK newspaper the Telegraph has relaunched its blogs, which are now powered by WordPress.

Open-source blogging platform WordPress has been chosen by the technical team and other news providers such as Reuters, the New York Times and CNN also use WordPress, the Guardian reported.

Commenting on the move, the Guardian's blogs editor, Kevin Anderson, said he is a fan of WordPress and uses it for his own personal blogs.

He noted: "It's a snap to use, has a host great desktop and mobile apps for authoring and just makes creating content a joy, not something you'd hear many journalists say about a content management system."

Writing for the Examiner, Mary Fletcher Jones said that a blog - which could be hosted by WordPress - is a convenient way of informing people about new awards, services and products and can help a company establish itself as an expert in the service it delivers.

Written by Greig Daines