I have a question. Who edits the sports page? I saw the worst title for a story I have ever seen in today’s Observer.
I plagiarize: “S. Iredell stomps N. Rowan in 3 OTs”. ???
When did 89-87 in 3 OTs become a stomp? Now, let me admit, I don’t read the BIG O everyday, I live in Asheville. Now, if I’m missing something from a previous story, I apologize.
That’s what we call a screamer – a typo that makes you scream on a story that comes in right on deadline. Should have been “stops” but since stomps is a word also, it didn’t show up in spellcheck and slipped by. There was a different headline in the city edition, on another game, so it did get caught.
We have four deadlines a night, basically 10:40, 11:40, 12:40 and 1:40. We go back and read stuff after those deadlines, time and workload permitting, and fix everything we find. There’s a whole staff of night folks, designers, copy editors and clerks, who put out the paper from 4 to 1 a.m. or later.
Imagine editing someone else’s english paper in 15 minutes and having your professor expect it to be perfect – and grading both you and the writer with perfection as a standard. Then you get an idea what we deal with on 50 stories a night or so.
Good answer, just busting your chops. Taking my shots where I can. Over40niner, you owe me a beer.
[b]That's what we call a screamer -- a typo that makes you scream on a story that comes in right on deadline.[/b]
What it’s called is a f*ckup.
Only Persinger can take a one word answer and turn it into a 2 paragraph excuse.
[i]Originally posted by 49erpi[/i]@Feb 15 2005, 08:59 PM [b] What it's called is a f*ckup.Only Persinger can take a one word answer and turn it into a 2 paragraph excuse. [/b]
Only PI can insult someone without being provoked…and then later claimed to have been provoked.
Yeah, I noticed that too. Of course, I guess only because news editing class has us looking for these type of errors in the O. Of course, not that we ever find any :blink:
[i]Originally posted by KTown49er+Feb 15 2005, 09:09 PM-->
[b]QUOTE[/b] (KTown49er @ Feb 15 2005, 09:09 PM)
[i]Originally posted by Mike_Persinger[/i]@Feb 15 2005, 09:38 PM [b] Imagine editing someone else's english paper in 15 minutes and having your professor expect it to be perfect -- and grading both you and the writer with perfection as a standard. Then you get an idea what we deal with on 50 stories a night or so. [/b]Is that what you tell your paying customers?
Your new nickname is Mr. X, “x-cuse”.
don’t ever remember the Boston Globe making that mistake,
I work at the News & Observer in Raleigh, pretty much the same thing happens at every major paper. I used to work during the deadlines, and even on slow nights if just one computer decides to crash near a deadline… all hell breaks lose. They don’t call it “The Daily Miracle” for nothing.