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Corrections ... and all that Jazz

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by HanSenSE, Nov 11, 2019.

  1. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member


     
    HanSenSE, Nov 11, 2019
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    Liut, Old Time Hockey and garrow like this.
  2. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    LOL!
     
    Liut, Nov 12, 2019
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  3. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    That's what happens when you get people on the copy desk who know nothing at all about sports. It always irked me when news desk copy editors used to take pride in not knowing anything sports-related.
     
    CD Boogie, Nov 12, 2019
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    wicked and PaperDoll like this.
  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Maybe know nothing about sports. ... But the FT is also out of London (owned by the Japanese), so maybe don't know much about American sports teams or Salt Lake City, too, making it worse. Plus, FT Alphaville is a blog, not the FT itself. It's actually a really good blog for people who work in things related to capital markets .... but I am not sure how well, if at all, it is actually copy edited in real time. They throw stuff up there all day long.
     
    The Big Ragu, Nov 12, 2019
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  5. jlee

    jlee Well-Known Member

    I know someone who was a contributor for Alphaville. From their description, the editing process is pretty thorough, especially when it comes to financial analysis.

    EDIT: Just read the column and ... yeah ... maybe they let in-house staff get away with more. I got more insight from the SJ.com thread than that post.
     
    Last edited: Nov 15, 2019
    jlee, Nov 15, 2019
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