That's quite interesting regarding int'l versus local versions. The same is
true of BBC World (Int'l TV) and BBC News24 (Local) as it is with the CNN's.
In your edition of the bbc news website what happens if you go to the search
box and put in 'mile', 'kilometre' and 'km'? what's the "hits"?
Also try it with yard and metre.
It'll be a good check to see how "intelligent" the bbc web software is
From: Remek Kocz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:33840] Re: Metrication and the media
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 06:53:43 -0400
I read the World Edition. Maybe that's where they try watch their
measures. Personally, my perception of BBC's metric usage has been in
the opposite order than what you've listed below, with
Metric(Imperial) being the norm.
> >These are some quite profound insights. So far as BBC is concerned,
> >at least their website is almost entirely metric.
>
> Are you sure?
> There is usage of metric but its normally:
>
> Imperial
> Imperial (metric)
> Metric (Imperial)
> Metric
>
> in that order of liklihood.
>
> Maybe there's an "international" version of the BBC - I use the
following
> address:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/
>
>
