Comments on: When to hyperlink within an online news story?

By: michael reddick

michael reddick — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:16:42 +0000

I usually ignore hyperlinks in an article, maybe because some websites use words to link to ads like Yahoo have led me to ignore them more.

By: 92.84.147.80

92.84.147.80 — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:25:26 +0000

Sun appears to me that this study does not take into consideration the intellectual rights. Any reprint of a news story must be accompanied by a hyperlink to the source of origin. This proves respect for the source and prevent a possible dispute over intellectual property. Any self-respecting journalist should provide a link to the source from which the article, that if he is not the first source. So is it moral to do it. Regards from Miere Albine

By: 98.216.25.155

98.216.25.155 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:38:04 +0000

Like the first comment I too have always been confused about hyper linking a word vs just putting [link] at the end of a sentence. Personally I find that I tend to ignore hyper linked words more. I think that because certain sites over using words to link to ads like Yahoo have led me to ignore them more.

By: 86.160.234.254

86.160.234.254 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:42:50 +0000

I use links to explain potentially obscure turns of phrase or jargon in a way that doesn’t sound like preaching.

Also hyperlinks can make excellent jokes if the style accommodates it.

By: 203.130.1.243

203.130.1.243 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:32:25 +0000

Working for an online news website, we encourage our web journalists to hyperlink to “related” stories that will give the readers a background to the information being presented in the particular story so that whoever chooses to be more well informed has a convenient way of doing so. The basic idea is to provide “value” to the user. Sometimes, we also link to media galleries and videos where it makes sense.

By: Robin Miller

Robin Miller — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:25:47 +0000

My personal preference is and always has been for narrative stories, with links acting as footnotes or citations that would break up the storyline if included in the main article.

By: Sito Negron

Sito Negron — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:44:20 +0000

I treated links as citations. If I wrote a sentence that the average intelligent reader would think needs to be unpacked — for example, because it referred to a primary source or was obviously contextual — I tried to link to the source or context. One issue I never resolved was whether to hyperlink a word (and then, whether to underline or otherwise make it pop) or to put the link at the end of the sentence, and if so whether to just say [link] or write a descriptive phrase about that link. Or, whether to put the link at the end of the graf, not the sentence (if the sentence did not end the graf). Any insights into format? Thanks!