Comments on: Serene Branson: The Sun changes its story – but not the URL http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/02/14/serene-branson-the-sun-changes-its-story-but-not-the-url/ A conversation. Mon, 21 May 2012 12:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jason Holloway http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/02/14/serene-branson-the-sun-changes-its-story-but-not-the-url/#comment-17908 Jason Holloway Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:33:00 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=13043#comment-17908 It looks like carbon monoxide poisoning to me. Look at where she's standing. It looks like carbon monoxide poisoning to me. Look at where she’s standing.

]]> By: Neil Sanderson http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/02/14/serene-branson-the-sun-changes-its-story-but-not-the-url/#comment-17907 Neil Sanderson Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:17:51 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=13043#comment-17907 First, when an article is fundamentally altered, as this one was by the Sun, it should not be kept on the original URL. That leads to reader confusion (e.g. the URL and the headline not matching and the comments being no longer in context). But it does two things for the publisher: it erases evidence of the original (insensitive) story and it capitalizes on referral traffic to the original (insensitive) story. Good reasons, if you don't care much about being honest with your readers. If the Sun had created a new article, the comments on the original article would still be seen in their proper context, and we wouldn't have to talk about removing comments. Second, what is wrong with the Sun (yes, that's a rhetorical question) that they would have published such rubbish in the first place? First, when an article is fundamentally altered, as this one was by the Sun, it should not be kept on the original URL. That leads to reader confusion (e.g. the URL and the headline not matching and the comments being no longer in context).

But it does two things for the publisher: it erases evidence of the original (insensitive) story and it capitalizes on referral traffic to the original (insensitive) story. Good reasons, if you don’t care much about being honest with your readers.

If the Sun had created a new article, the comments on the original article would still be seen in their proper context, and we wouldn’t have to talk about removing comments.

Second, what is wrong with the Sun (yes, that’s a rhetorical question) that they would have published such rubbish in the first place?

]]> By: Donald http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/02/14/serene-branson-the-sun-changes-its-story-but-not-the-url/#comment-17906 Donald Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:41:20 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=13043#comment-17906 you are an insensitive ass. if your mother called your cell phone and this was what your heard on the other end, you tell me how you'd react. grow up. you are an insensitive ass. if your mother called your cell phone and this was what your heard on the other end, you tell me how you’d react. grow up.

]]> By: imeanwhat http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/02/14/serene-branson-the-sun-changes-its-story-but-not-the-url/#comment-17905 imeanwhat Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:18:08 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=13043#comment-17905 My theory is that she did too much blow while partying with the stars during the pre-show. This is a clear case of coke jaw. Read more about her sniffly little episode @imeanwhat http://bit.ly/f4bb3t My theory is that she did too much blow while partying with the stars during the pre-show. This is a clear case of coke jaw. Read more about her sniffly little episode @imeanwhat http://bit.ly/f4bb3t

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