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Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Fran Curci, Feb 3, 2018.

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  1. Waldo9939

    Waldo9939 Active Member

    Again I just have to ask, where are the front-line editors? I saw someone say that small mistakes can add up in the end. Why not make an effort to try to hire some of them in this round as well?
     
    Waldo9939, Mar 5, 2018
    #109
  2. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    I don't know who said that, but it's wrong. There isn't value -- I'm talking subscribers or revenue -- in making sure everything is spelled right and punctuated properly. The online world doesn't care about that. If there's a fact error, you attach a correction right there in real time.

    There was a column awhile back from a guy trying to determine the value of copy editing. He couldn't find any. The only impact it had was negative because it slowed down the posting.
     
    LongTimeListener, Mar 5, 2018
    #110
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  3. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Two groups of people care about typos:

    1. The cranks who leave comments on stories. That’s probably 0.1 percent of our readership.

    2. Us.

    It’s sad, but the truth.
     
    wicked, Mar 5, 2018
    #111
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  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I'm guilty of posting that. I know that Joe Fan doesn't care, but it bugs the heck out of me. And not saying that botching "you're/your" is potentially the downfall of the entire enterprise, but it shows a form of carelessness and/or lack of editing help that can make you wonder if there might something wrong of greater significance somewhere. I realize that 0.1 percent of the readership might think that way, but that's still 0.1 percent too much.

    Now climbing off my journalistic high horse. Can't stay on long anymore because he only has three legs after the last round of cutbacks.
     
    playthrough, Mar 5, 2018
    #112
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  5. lcjjdnh

    lcjjdnh Well-Known Member

    I’m of the everyone-makes-mistakes view so I don’t need care too much about typos and the like. But my impression after a few weeks is that they could use more editors to help with bigger picture issues. Typos bother me way less than poorly organized or overly lengthy stories.
     
    lcjjdnh, Mar 5, 2018
    #113
  6. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I was thinking that while reading a Seth Davis piece today that had a loooooong bulleted section, which included such deep insider nuggets like "everyone's sleeping on Gonzaga again." I think there should be a limit on the riffs in those things, but that would require an editor with some chops.
     
    playthrough, Mar 5, 2018
    #114
  7. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    I'm with you there and I think it plagues The Athletic more than other outlets. But I think that observation is also limited to people with some connection or heightened interest in the business. It might hurt at award time. To the paying customer, though, they just stop reading halfway through and check back tomorrow on what the same guy wrote.
     
    LongTimeListener, Mar 5, 2018
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  8. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Simmons and Klosterman built empires on those riffs.
     
    LongTimeListener, Mar 5, 2018
    #116
  9. Ice9

    Ice9 Active Member

    Really? Everyone's sleeping on the second-weekend NCAA tourney perennials that went to the national final last year? I want what Seth's smoking.
     
    Ice9, Mar 5, 2018
    #117
  10. Southwinds

    Southwinds Member

    That's because the vast majority of the population also cannot spell or write properly and thus doesn't notice a mistake.

    Also sad, but also the truth.
     
    Southwinds, Mar 5, 2018
    #118
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  11. boundforboston

    boundforboston Well-Known Member

    I imagine they’d like to get a Chiefs beat writer and have the KC finished, especially since the Chiefs are a huge traffic driver.
     
    boundforboston, Mar 5, 2018
    #119
  12. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Did I miss something, or is there no Boston operation?
     
    wicked, Mar 5, 2018
    #120
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