Attribution in BBC News
By Skylar Wolfe
BBC published an article titled “Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones” Friday afternoon, in which they attributed Apple and DGCCRF, a “fraud watchdog.”
The article describes the conflict between the two sources. According to BBC, the watchdog argued that the installation of new iOS updates slowed down older devices. Apple responded that, though this is true in certain cases, the slow-down is not to encourage the purchase of new technology, but to prolong the life of the device.
Almost every sentence contains an attribution to its source, providing credibility. It is easy to see exactly where the information came from.
Though there are many attributions, they are simple and effective, with statements such as “apple said,” or “it said.” They are not overly wordy, and do not bog the reader down.
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