ANATOMY OF THIS BLOG--PART II: THE BBC LINK

In Part I of "Anatomy of This Blog" we took a brief tour of the blog and the different features that are available to the reader. Now we will focus on one of the links: the BBC. Future posts will focus on The New York Times/International Herald Tribune, WorldPress and Worldfocus.

THE BBC LINK, found on the right column of each post (after the descriptions of all the different links,) will connect you directly with arguably the most respected news organization in the world. It will take you to a BBC homepage customized for this blog.

THE CENTER COLUMN of the BBC homepage will start with what the BBC editors consider the top international news story of the day. Moving now to the LEFT COLUMN, you will find "More Top Stories," including a geographical and subject organization of the news content. At the bottom of this left column, you will find the "Most emailed" and "Most Read" stories for that day. You can email your choice of the most important stories to the people you care for!

BACK TO THE CENTER COLUMN. Under the top story, you have access to the day's relevant Blogs. A bit further down, you will find "TV Channels." Here you have direct access to 13 BBC TV channels. Our readers are encouraged to pay special attention to BBC World News and BBC America -- a wealth of visual information on global affairs!

Right under the TV choices you will find "Weird and Wonderful," a summary of interesting happenings around the world that will make your conversation more interesting in any group! Under "W and W" you will see "Travel," a great resource to plan your next trip around the world! An interactive map will help you locate your destination and all relevant information.

LET'S GO NOW TO THE TOP OF THE RIGHT COLUMN, where you will find "History on This Day," with important historical events guaranteed to make you seem more erudite that you thought possible!

Below "History," you will see "Business and Money," of interest to those of you planning to be industrial tycoons.

Just below the business news you will find a great resource: The BBC's "World Service," with international news in 32 languages! If you want to practice your Spanish, German, Russian, or Arabic, this is the place. (You may also want to refer your non-English-speaking relatives and friends to this section!)

WANT MORE? At the bottom of the BBC homepage you will see "EXPLORE THE BBC." Here you have subject headings for anything from "Arts" to "Weather," including the famous BBC Radio Service, music and entertainment.

CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR? At the bottom-right corner of the page you have an alphabetical index that will take you directly to that nuclear proliferation story you were looking for!

This wealth of information was not available to the most powerful people on the planet just a few years ago. Now it is available to you, me and any global citizen who wants to be well informed about the neighborhood we live in: planet earth!

In the next post we will continue to dissect the great news, analysis and opinion resources that are available to you, the readers of this blog. Until then.