Usability expert Jakob Nielsen has been singing the praises of the BBC this morning, specifically for its headline writing skills.He gives ‘Italy buries first quake victim’ and ‘ Ten arrested in UK anti-terrorism raids’ as examples, and he’s right – every word tells a clear part of the story, and the whole thing is no more than 39 characters. It’s quite a feat of editorial brevity and precision.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/apr/27/bbc-research
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