BBC has style
Thanks to Paul Stainthorp for sending me this link to the BBC style guide.
I’ll add it to the resources page.
http://www.bbctraining.com/pdfs/newsstyleguide.pdf
As well as being useful, these guides are always a great read, especially when they list howlers that went out.
I enjoyed:
For the second time in six months, a prisoner at Durham jail has died after hanging himself in his cell.
A suicide bomber has struck again in Jerusalem.
A walker crossing Tower Bridge spotted the body – it’s understood he was about five-and-a-half and Afro-Caribbean.
It’s a sad and tragic fact that if you’re a farmer you are three times more likely to die than the average factory worker.
BUT
how did “Bi-medial working has brought further complications. get through?
Thanks to Paul Stainthorp for sending me this link to the BBC style guide.
I’ve added it to the resources page.
As well as being useful, this is a great read, especially where it lists howlers that went out.
I enjoyed:
- For the second time in six months, a prisoner at Durham jail has died after hanging himself in his cell.
- A suicide bomber has struck again in Jerusalem.
- A walker crossing Tower Bridge spotted the body – it’s understood he was about five-and-a-half and Afro-Caribbean.
- It’s a sad and tragic fact that if you’re a farmer you are three times more likely to die than the average factory worker.
But …
How did Bi-medial working has brought further complications get through?
That’s horrible.