Derwesten is the leading online newspaper portal in North Rhine-Westphalia and a fusion of the profund jounrnalism of europes biggest newspaper publisher and innovative formats like blogs, geo-based-community and grassroot journalism. derwesten brings local news to the reader as well as news about the world. It is based on over 120 local editorial departments and runs its own newsdesk in Essen. With the famous blogger Katharina Borchert it launched a portal that is very easy to use and groundbreaking for modern online newspapers.We developed the whole concept and design as well as the majority of the technology behind.