The British Broadcasting Corp., long a strong leader in online journalism, has issued new guidelines for its employees that take the concept of linking to a new level.
The BBC says linking is essential to good journalism --- but not just links to any place. It wants its journalists to look beyond the usual for relevant links, for explanatory and contextual links, and not just to home pages or story pages (except when that story page is a primary source).
Paul Bradshaw of the Online Journalism Blog praises the new guides as a positive step. The guides are below, posted earlier by The Guardian of London.
The BBC says linking is essential to good journalism --- but not just links to any place. It wants its journalists to look beyond the usual for relevant links, for explanatory and contextual links, and not just to home pages or story pages (except when that story page is a primary source).
Paul Bradshaw of the Online Journalism Blog praises the new guides as a positive step. The guides are below, posted earlier by The Guardian of London.
