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Cutline on front page of ESPN.com

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Stitch, May 3, 2008.

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  1. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    Pyro's connections hope he can shake off his 10th-place finish April 12.

    I don't think Pyro really cares about his results or is it just my impression?
     
    Stitch, May 3, 2008
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  2. friend of a friend

    friend of a friend Guest

    I'm guessing that's why it says "connections"
     
    friend of a friend, May 3, 2008
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  3. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Well, other than referring to a horse as "he" ...
     
    Chi City 81, May 3, 2008
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  4. Diabeetus

    Diabeetus Active Member

    Aren't you supposed to use he/she if the sex is known or the animal has a name?
     
    Diabeetus, May 3, 2008
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  5. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    A guy at my old paper ran a mug shot of Barbaro. It was the funniest thing I'd seen in awhile. Ran it just like it was any other athlete, complete with putting a cutline thingy underneath that said:

    Barbaro
    Dead at age 12.
     
    Angola!, May 3, 2008
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  6. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    That is correct. Misread the cutline. Mea culpa.
     
    Chi City 81, May 3, 2008
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  7. friend of a friend

    friend of a friend Guest

    We've done that to amuse ourselves
     
    friend of a friend, May 3, 2008
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  8. Diabeetus

    Diabeetus Active Member

    I would've loved to see that. :D
     
    Diabeetus, May 3, 2008
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  9. beanpole

    beanpole Member

    I saw a paper, in reporting the death of Seattle Slew, run a mugshot with the simple one-word identifier, "Slew" ... just like you would for any half-column mug of any athlete.
     
    beanpole, May 3, 2008
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  10. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    My old paper had a Faces-in-the-Crowd -like feature on Sundays, one of our writers submitted a greyhound that was on a winning streak at the local dog track. It ran, with mugshot.
     
    playthrough, May 3, 2008
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  11. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    What was the dog's name?
     
    Chi City 81, May 3, 2008
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  12. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I can't remember. But it was smiling!
     
    playthrough, May 3, 2008
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