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Yahoo! UK & Ireland Election Special |
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London, May 9 2001. Yahoo! UK & Ireland have announced a new sub-section to Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, "Election Special". This "Election Special" site is the only place you need to go for information on the entire electoral campaign. Yahoo! UK & Ireland will be providing their users with up to date information as and when it happens. Log on to http://uk.news.yahoo.com/election2001/ Yahoo! UK & Ireland "Election Special" contains daily news coverage as we follow the election trail. This will include bulletins and any announcements the parties make throughout the day, election hot topics, press reviews and then a daily wrap up. All information will be constantly updated 24 hours a day as we react to the latest developments. There will also be extensive audio interviews and analyses provided by ePolitix.com, UK’s leading online political portal, throughout the campaign. Detailed coverage reports will discuss controversial current and electoral issues and comments, including the foot and mouth crisis, fuel prices, the asylum seekers situation and more. On the night of the election results, Yahoo! UK & Ireland will show audio and text coverage provided by a number of sources, including Reuters, that will be updated every 15 minutes. A map of the UK will show the constituency results as they are published. For those wanting in depth information relevant to their constituency, ePolitix.com will be providing up to date details on each one via a link from the election homepage. So those people in Warrington can click through and find out which party is leading in their local area. For general information, users will be able to link to the homepage of each party, in order to read their manifesto or to search out other more general information. "With all the media saturation and different viewpoints circulating and with only 4 weeks until the election, we realise that a website containing concise, impartial, up to date information is exactly what our users need – whether you’re interested in the topics covered, the election race in general or even what ties the politicians are wearing, Yahoo! UK & Ireland Election special is a one stop information centre for all your electoral questions." Commented Alick Mighall, Head of Production Yahoo! UK & Ireland. Notes to Editors: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Election Special will include numerous links to other related websites. There will be links to constituency homepages, links to related election sites, related full coverage links, and a Yahoo! Chat box, where users can discuss the issues surrounding the electoral campaign. About Yahoo! UK & Ireland News: Yahoo! UK & Ireland News is UK’s leading online independent news provider, bringing users world news, as it breaks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Yahoo! UK & Ireland News covers all the important current issues and events affecting the UK and the World and from these articles it is possible to link to other related sites and photo galleries. There is also a wide selection of news sources, including Reuters. Yahoo! UK & Ireland News covers all major areas including, business, politics, entertainment, technology, science and sports and big events such as the Oscars, BAFTA awards, budgets etc.
For press information, please contact: About Yahoo! UK & Ireland: Yahoo! UK & Ireland provides commerce, communication and media services to meet the needs of local consumers. This includes world leading communication services such as Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Mobile; community products such as Yahoo! Clubs and Yahoo! Geocities; rich content such as Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Sport and commerce services such as Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions. Yahoo.co.uk is the most popular and most visited website in the UK & Ireland, generating over 472 million page views in March 2001 (ABC Electronic). Yahoo! UK & Ireland is part of Yahoo! Inc, Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 192 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customized enterprise portal solution; audio and video streaming; store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
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