An exquisite specimen
Headline of the (last) week, brought to my attention by an alert student:
Hey, if an associate justice goes on "Wait, Wait," how long can it be?
Labels: editing problems, fun stuff, headlines
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
Headline of the (last) week, brought to my attention by an alert student:
Labels: editing problems, fun stuff, headlines
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