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I hadn't read this before, it's quite funny. Journo Giles Coren getting a bit miffed at his sub-editors. He's got a n book about anger management or sommat
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/23/mediamonkey
ha, what a peenarse
does make the rants on here look a bit unprofessional.
Even better because in the Times magazine, there is a piece by him about being sent on an anger management course. Perfectly timed 🙂
Perfectly timed
Although the article in the OP [i]is[/i] nearly two years old... 😉
Makes me chuckle everytime I read it, and i wouldn't mind a nosh from his sister either
I used to write for a magazine. The sub editor used to sub my bike reviews. Except she knew precisely c0ck all about bikes so she would take words out so that the paragraph fitted into the available space. By the time it appeared in the magazine it made no sense at all. IIRC I asked for my name to be taken off one, it was so bad that I didn't want it to be credited to me.
It's very very annoying.
Isn't there something rather ironic about an article in the Grauniad on dodgy editing in another paper?
IIRC I asked for my name to be taken off one
You're not totally sure though? It's the sort of thing I'd have thought you'd remember with perfect clarity until you die!
Isn't there something rather ironic about an article in the Grauniad on dodgy editing in another paper?
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Some people will use [i]any[/i] excuse to have a pop at our finest daily. I think it's more about the the rant - not exactly a pop at The Times.
aracer - MemberIsn't there something rather ironic about an article in the Grauniad on dodgy editing in another paper?
Why would there be ? 😕
Whilst I, personally, have experience of the Guardian editing one of my letters in ways which I would rather they hadn't (if I had wanted those bits cut out then I would have done it myself) I accept that all newspapers do it due to restrictions placed upon them by limited space and limited reader attention.
However, I assume that by your reference to the "Grauniad", you are in fact referring to poor proofreading. This was indeed a problem for the Guardian when it was the only national paper printed in Manchester. The proofreading and printing needed to be completed quickly so that the paper could be transported to the Capital and delivered to customers at the same time as it's Fleet Street rivals.
Which gave it a somewhat unique and deserved reputation of being littered with typographical errors. I believe the problem was resolved when printing operations were moved to London - a considerable time ago.
You really need to keep up with the news aracer.
does nobody think it's a very good bit of rantage then? despite the restraint an lack of caps lock. . I like it 😀 bloody poor upset journo's and their opinions about things!
his spelling is terrible! lol