DO HEADLINE WRITERS NEED PROOFREADERS?
(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)
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October 31, 2017
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I certainly thought it was newsworthy the first time it happened to me.
Posted by: Head_Smashed_In | October 31, 2017 at 02:11 PM
Some mentoring days are way better than others.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | October 31, 2017 at 02:13 PM
That headline writer should have never gone to Earl's School of Journalism. Their motto is, "We'll teach you how to write right".
Posted by: nursecindy | October 31, 2017 at 02:49 PM
"Timmy is really eager to do his homework these days."
Posted by: Rudolph | October 31, 2017 at 03:07 PM
My kingdom for a comma.
Posted by: Cheesewiz | October 31, 2017 at 03:36 PM
Best comment on the article.
Posted by: Ralph | October 31, 2017 at 04:57 PM
In J-School Professor Musser would have shot (we think) any of his students if they sent or okayed that as a headline.
Posted by: funny man | October 31, 2017 at 05:54 PM
Hold the presses!
Posted by: Loudmouth | October 31, 2017 at 06:24 PM
One of the worst best headlines I remember:
"Worker suffers leg pain after crane drops 800 pound ball on his head."
Commas are important. A few years ago a book came out showing this. "A Pandas eats shoots and leaves." When you place commas incorrectly we have a crime story using the same words: "A panda eats, shoots and leaves"
Now we know why so many good editors and copy editors drink a lot.
Posted by: Le Petomane | October 31, 2017 at 07:12 PM
Le Petomane you forgot: Let's eat grandma!
Posted by: nursecindy | October 31, 2017 at 08:11 PM
In my hometown there's a Pipkin Middle School. After the girl's basketball squad won a regional tournament, a writer for the sports page in the local newspaper found himself a little short of headline space. The final copy read, "Girls excel at PMS".
Posted by: Death Row Doc | October 31, 2017 at 08:41 PM
@ nursecindy-- You are right. I forgot to include the published book: "Eating people is wrong." Sorry.
Posted by: Le Petomane | October 31, 2017 at 11:37 PM