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Wed May-04-11 09:20 AM
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| 25. Many print outlets have made it clear, in so many words, that they are happy to trade thin copy |
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Edited on Wed May-04-11 09:23 AM by Brickbat
desks -- and the increase in errors that come with them -- for a "better" bottom line. Also, so many believed the lie that "the Internet" was "a new frontier," standards went right out the window.
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| -MSNBC Crawl: OBAMA DID NOT USE WIFE AS SHIELD. When will they STOP this! |
Distant Observer |
May-04-11 08:09 AM |
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I've heard all kinds of people on the radio doing it, likely by accident |
zbdent |
May-04-11 08:11 AM |
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who gives a shit? |
dionysus |
May-04-11 08:11 AM |
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It show CARELESSNESS regarding the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES |
Distant Observer |
May-04-11 08:18 AM |
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RARGH! it's the "liberal media" hard at work once again. |
dionysus |
May-04-11 08:21 AM |
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That what happens when you try to cover a 10 minute story for 12 hours a day. |
Shagbark Hickory |
May-04-11 08:12 AM |
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+1 and very well put. nt |
blondeatlast |
May-04-11 09:16 AM |
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i have done it so many times, and my boys continue to correct me. osama is a nothing to me, obama |
seabeyond |
May-04-11 08:13 AM |
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A verbal gaffe is understood. BUT WRITTEN NETWORK post can be PROOFED |
Distant Observer |
May-04-11 08:20 AM |
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and i agree here. generally when tallking about my mistake i do clarify that professional, written |
seabeyond |
May-04-11 08:27 AM |
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And it is not a typo |
malaise |
May-04-11 08:14 AM |
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There is such a thing a PROOF READING |
Distant Observer |
May-04-11 08:16 AM |
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Not if you deliberately typed b for s |
malaise |
May-04-11 09:13 AM |
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Calculated errors, not mistakes. nt |
Snotcicles |
May-04-11 09:11 AM |
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I can forgive someone doing it in speech |
inademv |
May-04-11 08:16 AM |
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I don't know.... |
AnneD |
May-04-11 08:17 AM |
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Actually, neither did Osama. |
Beacool |
May-04-11 08:25 AM |
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they won't. in a couple of years, it will be accepted as fact. |
Javaman |
May-04-11 08:26 AM |
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As a journalist, copy editor, and former city editor, I can say that this is not an unusual thing. |
Brickbat |
May-04-11 08:32 AM |
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If there is a PENALTY for that mistake, they would be more CAREFUL & SENSITIVE! |
Distant Observer |
May-04-11 09:06 AM |
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What would a reasonable "penalty" be, and who should impose it? |
Brickbat |
May-04-11 09:07 AM |
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Who RUNS these media conglomerate? It is normal to let staff know DEMOTIONS OR FIRING can result |
Distant Observer |
May-04-11 09:15 AM |
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I can't speak to the penalty--but the news director is ultimately responsible. |
blondeatlast |
May-04-11 09:20 AM |
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You're right, there isn't any excuse. The problem is, print media has made it clear it doesn't |
Brickbat |
May-04-11 09:22 AM |
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When I worked in broadcast, 20 years ago, this sort of thing could get you fired. |
buddysmellgood |
May-04-11 09:14 AM |
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That's what editors are for--I've been one. Possibly excusable in speech, not in print. nt |
blondeatlast |
May-04-11 09:19 AM |
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Many print outlets have made it clear, in so many words, that they are happy to trade thin copy |
Brickbat |
May-04-11 09:20 AM |
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it's true |
alc |
May-04-11 08:45 AM |
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