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From: Paul Grimshaw

21 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please supply the
following information.

1. How does the BBC News website allocate stories to the positions
they appear? e.g. how does a story appear in the top three
positions on the main page? Please feel free to use as much
technical/statistical explanation as you need.

2. Why would a story appear in the top position of a category, say
politics, but a lower story on the politics page is shown in the
top three on the main page.

3. Specifically, a week ago a story about 'Smeargate' was listed in
the politics section of the website. This story was not shown on
the main page in any of the top three positions or in the Other TOP
stories section, but another political story was even though the
other story was lower in its own politics page. Why and how did
this happen?

Yours faithfully,

Paul Grimshaw

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From: FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation

22 April 2009

Dear Mr Grimshaw,

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Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was
received on 22nd April, 2009. We will deal with your request as promptly
as possible, and at the latest within 20 working days. If you have any
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The reference number for your request is RFI20090602.

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From: FOI Enquiries
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21 May 2009

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Dear Mr Grimshaw

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Rachael Ward
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From: Paul Grimshaw

21 May 2009

Dear FOI Enquiries,

Thank you for your assistance and information.

Yours sincerely,

Paul Grimshaw

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