Common Sense Journalism

An extension of the Common Sense Journalism monthly column by Doug Fisher, former broadcaster, newspaper reporter and wire service editor. From new media to old, much of journalism is just plain common sense.

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Unknown (often improperly attributed to Thomas Jefferson)

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair

"Common sense is not so common" - Voltaire "Common sense is instinct; enough of it is genius" - George Bernard Shaw

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Foolish grammar

Those Motley Fool folks may know investments, but their grammar could use a little brushing up.

This line is on the end of a Yahoo Finance story from the MF gang:
Shannon Zimmerman is the lead analyst for the Fool's Champion Funds newsletter service and doesn't own any of the company's mentioned. The Fool has a strict disclosure policy.

Make that companies, and I'd trust them a bit more. (A check of other stories on the MF site shows a steadier hand at the grammar tiller with the correct spelling.)

4 Comments:

At 12/27/05, 3:02 PM, My Daily Struggles said...: Motely Fool Folks. Cool!
At 12/27/05, 3:51 PM, Doug said...: Our paths crossed as I was editing that. Thanks for the outpoint, however.
At 1/17/10, 1:09 AM, Richie said...: What is the rationale of your blog title of "Common Sense Journalism," rather than "Common-Sense Journalism" or "Commonsense Journalism?"
At 1/18/10, 12:05 PM, Doug said...: I wanted to be different and have "Common Sense" stand out.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Foolish grammar

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