Comments on: Advice from the grave http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/01/30/advice-from-the-grave/ Mistakes Happen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:06:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Pick of the Thicket 1.30.08 « Dallas Public Relations Expert Scott Baradell’s Media Orchard http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/01/30/advice-from-the-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-22344 Pick of the Thicket 1.30.08 « Dallas Public Relations Expert Scott Baradell’s Media Orchard Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:10:15 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/advice-from-the-grave#comment-22344 [...] Sometimes you can keep a story in the can for TOO long (Regret the Error) [...] [...] Sometimes you can keep a story in the can for TOO long (Regret the Error) [...]

]]> By: Way of Wenal http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/01/30/advice-from-the-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-19047 Way of Wenal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:42:54 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/advice-from-the-grave#comment-19047 Just as we'll miss the comments of dozens of anonymous, useless designers who will have long been relieved of their duties by the time that happens. Just as we’ll miss the comments of dozens of anonymous, useless designers who will have long been relieved of their duties by the time that happens.

]]> By: Wrongway http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/01/30/advice-from-the-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-16383 Wrongway Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:37:57 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/advice-from-the-grave#comment-16383 We will surely miss the the troll comments from Robert Knilands (Wenalway) when his proofreading job is outsourced to the Philippines. We will surely miss the the troll comments from Robert Knilands (Wenalway) when his proofreading job is outsourced to the Philippines.

]]> By: Wenalway http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/01/30/advice-from-the-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-3900 Wenalway Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:13:43 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/advice-from-the-grave#comment-3900 Nice intelligent argument there, bigyaz. For all who want to hear more of bigyaz's intelligence, his IP is listed under the Seattle Times. They must be hiring some real winners at that paper. In the future, try to stay on the issue here, bigyaz. It's about mistakes and how newspapers enable them. You may consider that nutty, but you're likely one of the many underperformers in today's newsrooms. Your comments here show you don't have much thinking ability. Nice intelligent argument there, bigyaz. For all who want to hear more of bigyaz’s intelligence, his IP is listed under the Seattle Times. They must be hiring some real winners at that paper.

In the future, try to stay on the issue here, bigyaz. It’s about mistakes and how newspapers enable them. You may consider that nutty, but you’re likely one of the many underperformers in today’s newsrooms. Your comments here show you don’t have much thinking ability.

]]> By: bigyaz http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/01/30/advice-from-the-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-3793 bigyaz Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:39:57 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/advice-from-the-grave#comment-3793 Wenalway is a nut job who has been banned from more sites than his one-track mind can remember. Ignore him. Wenalway is a nut job who has been banned from more sites than his one-track mind can remember. Ignore him.

]]> By: Wenalway http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/01/30/advice-from-the-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 Wenalway Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:23:34 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/advice-from-the-grave#comment-3571 You can say please all you want, but Journalism 101 would lead anyone to contact these people to find out if anything had changed. A cognizant editor, reporter or copy desk probably could even Google the information. There's a reason why those things don't happen anymore, and that reason is the obsession with visuals. I remember checking facts routinely. That all came to a screeching halt when we instead had to worry about which rule line the managing editor wanted and how many picas it should be from the copy. If anything is absurd, it's what today's pseudoeditors consider to be important. BTW, Mr. Parker has been forced into retirement, according to Poynter. I bet he wishes an editor would have had his back on this one. Now it's too late. You can say please all you want, but Journalism 101 would lead anyone to contact these people to find out if anything had changed. A cognizant editor, reporter or copy desk probably could even Google the information.

There’s a reason why those things don’t happen anymore, and that reason is the obsession with visuals. I remember checking facts routinely. That all came to a screeching halt when we instead had to worry about which rule line the managing editor wanted and how many picas it should be from the copy.

If anything is absurd, it’s what today’s pseudoeditors consider to be important. BTW, Mr. Parker has been forced into retirement, according to Poynter. I bet he wishes an editor would have had his back on this one. Now it’s too late.

]]> By: Monica Markel http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/01/30/advice-from-the-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 Monica Markel Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:20:13 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/advice-from-the-grave#comment-3521 Oh please! It's absurd to attribute a horrid mistake (oh wait -- on the part of a CONTENT producer, not a visual staffer) to a paper's visual philosophy. Oh please! It’s absurd to attribute a horrid mistake (oh wait — on the part of a CONTENT producer, not a visual staffer) to a paper’s visual philosophy.

]]> By: Wenalway http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/01/30/advice-from-the-grave/comment-page-1/#comment-3509 Wenalway Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:37:27 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/advice-from-the-grave#comment-3509 The E-N is yet another paper that has sacrificed quality on the altar of visuals. The family is not upset, so it appears the paper will have an excuse to keep stumbling down the wrong path. The E-N is yet another paper that has sacrificed quality on the altar of visuals. The family is not upset, so it appears the paper will have an excuse to keep stumbling down the wrong path.

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