Questions, we get a lot of them, and for the ones that achieve some sort of critical mass I thought it would be helpful to post about them for all you information go-getters!*
"A Story Within A Story" is part of our News Guidelines ( http://n4g.com/site/newsgui... ). Here's the relevant bit:
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"Sometimes a site does an interview with an industry professional where newsworthy information is revealed deep inside the interview. Other websites often create separate news stories focusing on specific bits of information that are of special interest to their readers. Even if the original interview is already posted it is ok to also post these side stories if the original post did not focus on this newsworthy information."
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The first criteria is that it be revealed "deep inside the interview". This means it probably shouldn't be on the first page of the interview, and definitely shouldn't be included in the summary for the interview - the one at the source or on N4G. Don't think about just the title, think about the information in the interview, what the questions are, and how the answers relate. Think about the N4G reader, because that's what the Mods and Admins are thinking about when they review a submission.
Next up, "separate news stories focusing on specific bits of information that are of special interest to their readers". Think in terms of interviews with celebrities that go on and on about their workout routine and the latest awards show but maybe they mention in one question that they're going to be co-starring in the Uncharted movie. That tiny part of the interview is gaming related - the rest? Not so much. Also, think of financial reports or similarly boring things that people discuss around conference tables while drinking bad coffee. If on page three of a financial report from a publisher or game company something interesting or relevant is revealed, that fits the bill.
IMPORTANT: Notice how in this criteria both examples also fit the first and primary criteria - it's buried information. The first criteria should always be met.
"Even if the original interview is already posted" - if that original interview/story/whatever belongs on N4G (doesn't fit the above paragraph), it should already be submitted here. Otherwise your submission is going to get hit with "Wrong Source".
IMPORTANT: Notice how in this criteria it should still fit the first and primary criteria - it's buried information. The first criteria should always be met. Am I sounding redundant yet? :)
And lastly, "if the original post did not focus on this newsworthy information". This is a double whammy - it reminds us again that the original post didn't focus on the information, but it also mentions that the information should be newsworthy. Mainly, it should be timely, significant and relevant to the NewsBoiler site it is on.
IMPORTANT: Yeah, you know...
Stating the obvious for fun: correct sourcing and citation is needed. None of the above is going to fly if you don't give credit where credit is due. This means that on your site you need to be correctly attributing information, and on N4G you should be making use of that "credit URL' field. Also, copy-pasting work without any of your own content or with the bulk of the source material copy-pasted is PLAGIARISM even if you cite the source! We don't like thieves.
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That said, these posts will focus on the here and now with the aim to be informative of things as they are - not as they could one day hypothetically be. So I ask of our experienced members that your comments be helpful and constructive to members with questions that are trying to learn.
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Does this mean that I can submit an interview, then submit news of information in said interview at the same time?That would be great for snagging points; like a combo.
Cool story, bro...sis.
it is the readers problem in the beginning and the end,and for you guys to support it?
People here just want the information simply gained without reading too much,that's what made others take advantage of it and open up new-so called "stories".
So what's the point for the main site to bring the full story anymore? they should just release the same interview as bit's in every new article.
I believe that Crediting the main site in the sub stories does not sit well with them,because the credited sites won't get as much traffic as the "sub-news".
That's what i think anyway
"Other websites often create separate news stories focusing on specific bits of information that are of special interest to their readers."
Question! Are you referring to additional information to what is being quoted from the interview or can other sites simply quote saying "MW3 will have dedicated server" and write a three-liner? Because there are a lot of sites that submit short three-liners simply to quote a part of an already approved interview. Example
"In Herp Derp interview Derp said "MW3 will have dedicated server." Derp finally what we've been waiting for. Herp CODMW3 comes out later this year"
Like really, this is how most sites do it. That's where all the duplicate reports come from and the people from the said sites are quick to complain about it on the forums.
I'm also still wondering what N4Gs stand is on rehashed news - AKA news sites reporting 3/4 old stories in one and claiming it as new material with the author at the end saying "I think Sony is dead", because it was written a month or two later.