Among ourselves, we passionately discuss the inane errors that regularly find their way into print. We enthusiastically debate whether media consumers are oblivious, complacent, or just too lazy to demand accuracy. We “tweet” one another links to glaring grammar gaffes, upload to “flickr” photos of misspelled billboard messages, and post to “facebook” examples of problematic punctuation. We are alternately amused and dismayed by the rampant incompetence of advertising agencies, communications directors, and reputable publishers. We have plenty to say!

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19 January 2011

If you're not part of the solution, you might be a news anchor

After the shooting of 19 people at a Tucson political rally last week, Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, FOX and CNN alike blamed "vitriolic rhetoric" for the tragedy. Since then, news anchors and analysts have reported, repeated, and vilified every gun-related analogy ever used by Sarah Palin or Barack Obama. Today one of our oblivious local media personalities immediately followed one such diatribe with a story about campaign finance reports, which she called (I am not making this up) "politicians' war chests." Sigh.

1 comment:

  1. Zonie2460119 January, 2011

    Oblivious is right! Speaking of the shooter, it amazes me how everyone tries to blame everyone else, when no one really KNOWs anything about this kid yet. I think I'd fall over if someone just took some accountability...

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