August 20, 2003
BBC News Styleguide
Yesterday I became aware of the BBC News Styleguide, by John Allen, thanks to a link over at Lockergnome. Though specifically aimed at professional broadcast journalists, this is a guide that would benefit many a weblog author. From the BBC Training & Development page:
Nigel Paine, head of BBC Training & Development, says: 'This is not a 'do and don't' list but a guide that invites you to explore some of the complexities of modern English usage and to make your own decisions about what does and does not work.'
Richard Sambrook, director BBC News, says: 'This styleguide will help make your journalism stronger and connect better with audiences. As my first news editor on a small weekly paper used to say:“Keep it plain and keep it simple.” It still holds true.'
This is an excellent guide, complete with nice subject heading bookmarks in Adobe Acrobat to make navigating to a particular section quick and easy. Other pluses: it's free, and it's advice from the most respected news organizations in the world.
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A great read, although the insistent references to “broadcast v. written” journalism is tiresome (though completely expected).
In the ‘I-did-not-know-that’ dep’t:
“Some Americanisms are so embedded in our language that their origin has long been forgotten, for example... editorial... nervous...”
Nervous? Editorial? Never would have thought them to be ‘Americanisms’.