Most media folks know that casual readers and viewers don’t really care if one news organization beats another by a few minutes on a story. That’s about the pride of those involved. If you were beaten, you either searched for a new angle or rehashed what was done, trying to add value in some way. [...]

I do my fair share of complaining about links, and I’m not alone in suggesting there are good links and there are bad ones. I have, I’ll admit, done all four — from great to bad — but it’s important to learn the differences. Great link — Include a publication and/or author name, important keywords [...]

Why do you use links? By my count, there are four reasons why you put a link in your online story, post or article, and I think figuring out which of them describes your motivation says a great deal about your Web integrity. The reasons for linking that come to mind for me: Link Share [...]