If a typo is bad journalism we’re all doomed
ANORAK – aka Anorka – makes plenty to typos. But, then, so does bigger media. Still, journalism site HoldTheFrontPage gets pathetically snooty about a local news report headlined: “A dead Boby has been found on Southsea beach.”
Plenty of schadenfreude on the South Coast this week over a hyperlocal news site’s attempts to cover the story of a body – or was it in fact a ‘bobby?’ – washed up on Southsea beach.
Staffers on more established local media outlets are citing it as a perfect example of why ‘citizen journalism’ is not a replacement for trained newspaper staff.
No. It’s a typo. If trained newspaper staff are going to cite a typo as a sign of a bad journalism, they are setting themselves up to be the butt of their own joke.
Also, if you see hack mocking the Government’s maths, feel free to laugh out loud…
Posted: 9th, July 2012 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
