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30 Dec 2010 10:18

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Offbeat: NY Post criticizes NYC for “snow slowdow.” Without the “n.”

  • Dear New York Post: We know it may be hard to edit your graphics and stuff, but come on, it’s big type on your main headline. “Slowdow”? Really? And what’s with the one “t” in Paterson? Who cares if that’s his name? His parents and the rest of his family tree spelled it wrong! (thanks to the awesome hman on Tumblr for this one) source
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09 Apr 2010 20:55

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Biz: To: Media General, From: Us – Re: Your consolidation efforts

  • You know, people will notice this stuff eventually. Yesterday, newspaper chain Media General announced that it was combining the design and copy-editing efforts of its papers in Richmond, Va., Winston-Salem, N.C., and Tampa, Fla. – three papers that have nothing to do with one another geographically. They’re not the first papers to get treated this way, but they are the biggest. And it’s completely not fair to the communities. Here’s why:
  • These aren’t production jobs The nature of moves like these seems to assume that copy-editing and design functions aren’t really journalism – at least not in the same way as reporting. It’s a fundamental misunderstanding of the editorial process that puts distance between the journalism and the community.
  • Quality will suffer greatly The fact of the matter is, some dude copy-editing a story in Tampa will not understand the nature and nuance of a story in Winston-Salem. Nor will a designer in a similar position. While Media General is playing this as a move to maintain local focus, it won’t work. It’s a damn shame. source
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