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From:
Philip Sherburne
To:
'idm@hyperreal.org'
Date:
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:36:43 -0700
Subject:
[idm] re: typos & lazy journos
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quoted 2 lines Haven't read it yet, but chuckled when skimming through where the author =>Haven't read it yet, but chuckled when skimming through where the author = >refers to "Feed Me Weird Stuff"....
quoted 2 lines With all this talk about music journalism, what do you think of such =>With all this talk about music journalism, what do you think of such = >erroneous misprints?
I think they're embarrassing (to the author) and inexcusable. And, as the author of more than a few such blunders, they testify to the sad reality of most journalism: very little line editing and no fact checking exists to correct the errors of the caffeinated and/or weeded freelancers writing writing up their pieces at the 11th hour. But as Homer Simpson says, "Let's not play the blame game!" ;) Philip