BBC-based Headline News Summary
Continuing with testing of news sources other than Google World News, I put together a concise headlines list based upon the BBC News - World page: This took me approx 1.1 hours (compared to 2.5 for CNN World News).
Beneath the following summary based on the BBC website content for 3/11/2015, I list some possible areas of improvement for CNN:
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US
...Thomas Jackson will leave...on 19 March...Ferguson police chief...Jackson, in charge as the US town was hit by last year's riots... How black and white America view Ferguson... Why Wisconsin jails...many black people...Eleven missing after US army crash...US sanctions...Russia ideologue ... marijuana business in Washington ...business of legalised marijuana
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Nuclear Nations
Nemtsov daughter...blames...Putin...says ...Putin must bear responsibility for his death. 'My father fought...Putin, nobody else'...Kadyrov: Putin's key Chechen ally (defends Chechen suspect)...Who killed Nemtsov?...Putin reveals secret Crimea plot (planned annexation before referendum)...China babies openly...sold online...Motorway thieves steal French jewels ($10 million only)...Pakistan troops raid MQM (violent(?) Pak Political party) head office...The doctors who built a cheap hospital (in India)...IS claims killing of 'Israeli spy'...French sports stars die in Argentina (TV Camera helicopters collide)...
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Non-Nuclear Nations
US predicts Iraqi victory in Tikrit...says...Iraqi forces will drive Islamic State out of Tikrit...Iran's role in fight for Tikrit...Tikrit is key to rolling back IS...Amnesty condemns Iran birth drive...Saudis recall Sweden ambassador (Sweden had criticized, ceased arms exports to Saudis)...Background, features and analysis on turmoil over extremist group in Syria and Iraq...Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State
Santander (Spanish bank) and Deutsche Bank fail US "stress tests" designed to assess whether lenders can withstand another financial crisis...Euro hits 12-year low against dollar...The euro has fallen to its lowest level in 12 years against the US dollar after the European Central Bank (ECB) began its bond buying programme...Greek threat to seize German assets (WW2 compensation, wrath re austerity imposed by German lenders)...The day Serbs killed my entire family...Croatian ghostbusters The mission: Drive out evil spirits...Kenyan MP's shooting remains an unsolved crime 40 years on...
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Global
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COMMENT
IMHO, the BBC pages could be improved in certain ways:
1 Headlines are not logically organized by subject in terms of placement within sections of the web-page;
2 Headlines are not logically organized by subject in terms of placement within a section of the page;
3 Sensationalist headlines link to stories that are not what the headline makes them seem to be.
4 Headlines are too Vague
5 On the positive side it takes only 9 minutes to produce a simple condensed version of their page for notes.
Beneath the following summary based on the BBC website content for 3/11/2015, I list some possible areas of improvement for CNN:
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US
...Thomas Jackson will leave...on 19 March...Ferguson police chief...Jackson, in charge as the US town was hit by last year's riots... How black and white America view Ferguson... Why Wisconsin jails...many black people...Eleven missing after US army crash...US sanctions...Russia ideologue ... marijuana business in Washington ...business of legalised marijuana
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Nuclear Nations
Nemtsov daughter...blames...Putin...says ...Putin must bear responsibility for his death. 'My father fought...Putin, nobody else'...Kadyrov: Putin's key Chechen ally (defends Chechen suspect)...Who killed Nemtsov?...Putin reveals secret Crimea plot (planned annexation before referendum)...China babies openly...sold online...Motorway thieves steal French jewels ($10 million only)...Pakistan troops raid MQM (violent(?) Pak Political party) head office...The doctors who built a cheap hospital (in India)...IS claims killing of 'Israeli spy'...French sports stars die in Argentina (TV Camera helicopters collide)...
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Non-Nuclear Nations
US predicts Iraqi victory in Tikrit...says...Iraqi forces will drive Islamic State out of Tikrit...Iran's role in fight for Tikrit...Tikrit is key to rolling back IS...Amnesty condemns Iran birth drive...Saudis recall Sweden ambassador (Sweden had criticized, ceased arms exports to Saudis)...Background, features and analysis on turmoil over extremist group in Syria and Iraq...Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State
Santander (Spanish bank) and Deutsche Bank fail US "stress tests" designed to assess whether lenders can withstand another financial crisis...Euro hits 12-year low against dollar...The euro has fallen to its lowest level in 12 years against the US dollar after the European Central Bank (ECB) began its bond buying programme...Greek threat to seize German assets (WW2 compensation, wrath re austerity imposed by German lenders)...The day Serbs killed my entire family...Croatian ghostbusters The mission: Drive out evil spirits...Kenyan MP's shooting remains an unsolved crime 40 years on...
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Global
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COMMENT
IMHO, the BBC pages could be improved in certain ways:
1 Headlines are not logically organized by subject in terms of placement within sections of the web-page;
2 Headlines are not logically organized by subject in terms of placement within a section of the page;
3 Sensationalist headlines link to stories that are not what the headline makes them seem to be.
4 Headlines are too Vague
5 On the positive side it takes only 9 minutes to produce a simple condensed version of their page for notes.
posted by David Virgil at 7:48 PM
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