This AP story on Pokemon got a little ahead of itself
It's kind of an axiom of news writing that the first example you use in a story should back up the lede.
This AP story on Pokemon Go trips over that test ... unless the woman quoted owns the museum.
It's easily addressed. Just extend the lede with a second graf, something perhaps like: And some people, like xxxx, are so miffed by some of the players' conduct that they're trying to harness the power of online crowds to back up those requests.
Labels: AP, copy editing, editing, editing problems, Pokemon, quotes, writing
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