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Boston Globe harmful and wrong headline: Transgender boxer advances

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by gingerbread, Aug 3, 2024.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    And not to post-pad, but yes, Greg is one of the AP sports top-notch writers. It sucks he has to reply to all that noise, unfortunately, but staying silent would be really bad.
     
    MileHigh, Aug 3, 2024
    #13
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  2. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    See if this works...

     
    sgreenwell, Aug 3, 2024
    #14
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  3. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    MileHigh, Aug 3, 2024
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  4. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    It took 48ish hours from the first time someone saw this on a proof for anyone to think, “shit, we have a problem and should issue a correction?”

    The SE should be fired for allowing this to happen. You went through the entire day Friday and didn’t put out this inferno?
     
    wicked, Aug 3, 2024
    #16
  5. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    The lack of flushing of the new hed is almost as damning as the original bad hed.

    It's like the paginator left a pregnant pause for a reason.
     
    Twirling Time, Aug 3, 2024
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  6. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    And it was done so shittily and without thought that Algeria is repeated in hed and dek.
     
    Deskgrunt50, Aug 3, 2024
    #18
  7. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Imagine removing all the quality control functions at an auto plant then being surprised when transmissions start falling out in the road.
     
    dixiehack, Aug 3, 2024
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  8. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    The $15 an hour headline writer will land on his or her feet as a cashier at CVS. Might be a little tougher for their editor boss.
     
    Twirling Time, Aug 4, 2024
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  9. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Globe is a Guild newsroom. They’ve been without a contract for years, but their desk guys are still making way more than $15/hour.

    I remain amazed the SE/EIC sat on their hands all of Friday and thought nothing was wrong here. If they were on vacation, tough shit, time to get back on duty. Waiting 36 hours to issue a correction/apology is chicken shit.
     
    wicked, Aug 4, 2024
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