Since last week was largely about linking and The New York Times — between Frank Rich and Times Extra — I’ll also point you toward this essay, from earlier this year, by Lokman Tsui on how newspapers use linking.
Joshua Benton is the senior writer and former director of Nieman Lab. You can reach him via email (joshua_benton@harvard.edu) or Twitter DM (@jbenton).
Benton, Joshua. "An academic look at linking out." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 8 Dec. 2008. Web. 25 Apr. 2024.
APA
Benton, J. (2008, Dec. 8). An academic look at linking out. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2008/12/an-academic-look-at-linking-out/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "An academic look at linking out." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified December 8, 2008. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2008/12/an-academic-look-at-linking-out/.
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