Conventions of factual websites

This presentation will explain the conventions of factual websites such as NHS.

Topic page conventions:• Navigation bar with tabs to different sections and drop down menus to most popular topics• Embedded video• Search box• Logo with hyperlink to main page• Slogan• Sharing, saving, printing icons• Tabs for the specific topic• Subheadings• Bullet points• Hyperlinks• Advice boxes/boxed information• Comments • Images• Name of article

Front page conventions:• Form: Online fact/advice website• · Structure: Written articles with paragraphs, subheadings,

bullet points• · Content: Information about different topics, pictures, videos• Technical conventions: hyperlinks, tabs etc• · Mode of address: formal, serious, informative, tries to be

objective

• Front page conventions: • Topic page conventions: • Navigation bar with tabs to different sections and drop down menus to

most popular topics• Search box• Logo with hyperlink to main page• Slogan• Name of article

Like NHS, the Talk to Frank website has an A to Z on information of which the website is based on, so for example Frank is based on drugs.