Today's front page headline...
..."Fed OKs $85 million loan to rescue AIG" makes me want to go back to bed.
Sorry about that.
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John:
Your headline is completely wrong. According to what I hear on CNBC , CNN, etc the figure is 85 BILLION not Million. This figure should really keep you awake.
Hoke
Posted on September 17, 2008 8:18 AM
A Billion is 1000 times larger than a million. This error deserves fron page correction. The N&R Proofs copy but not headlines.
Posted on September 17, 2008 8:43 AM
HOKE HUSS,
HOKE HUSS,
HOKE HUSS,
HOKE HUSS,
HOKE HUSS,
I believe that's why JR said "Sorry about that."
Posted on September 17, 2008 10:25 AM
I wonder if the reason you get so many duplicate entries on your blogs is that the web site is REALLY slow at posting messages. People start to wonder if what they said actually got through and post again and again until they see their stuff appear.
Just a thought. From a slightly more patient, experienced reader. :)
Posted on September 17, 2008 11:37 AM
Funny after that column last week about the ways that copy editors save the paper.
Posted on September 17, 2008 2:47 PM
When copy editors do their jobs well, nobody notices. Nobody crows.
When they make a mistake - as we all do from time to time - it's extremely public.
All reporters know how many times copy editors have saved them from embarrassing themselves. Readers who get their papers in the morning and are bright enough to realize how many things could have been screwed up should see a mistake -- even a front page mistake, chuckle to themselves and turn the page.
Posted on September 17, 2008 4:37 PM
fixit, it always happens that way. You praise something and it reaches out and bites you.
Posted on September 17, 2008 4:41 PM
I sometimes operate the soundboard for live events. If anyone (other than a performer) knows I'm even in the room, it's because I made a mistake.
The thing that makes a mistake such as this headline noteworthy is that it is unexpected, a tribute to the usual accuracy that we've come to expect.
Posted on September 17, 2008 5:04 PM
True. As with other quality-control jobs, few see what copy editors do right, but if something goes wrong -- woo-wee. No desk is perfect.
Posted on September 18, 2008 9:50 AM
**John Robinson said: fixit, it always happens that way. You praise something and it reaches out and bites you.
In the Production world, JR, I call it the "cookie curse". If I've been pushing a press team on a particular quality or running issue and they get it fixed, I bring in cookies (or doughnuts if it's the day team) to recognize them for their work. Inevitably, something terrible will happen that night and we'll be 2 hours late getting out. The "cookie curse" rarely misses. Sigh.
Posted on September 18, 2008 6:28 PM