Comments | tezliana: AP editors asleep at the wheel. (Again? Still?)

tezliana

AP editors asleep at the wheel. (Again? Still?)

Sep 24, 2007 15:31

As seen in the Chicago Tribune.

( Man injured by sword-yielding intruder who had wrong apartment )

Comments 6

polyfrog September 24 2007, 20:23:34 UTC

If he yielded him the sword, how did he get injured? I mean, did he cut himself taking it when he handed it to him?

I'm so confused.

tezliana September 25 2007, 13:01:19 UTC

Maybe it was one of those fabled Dancing Swords?

cecerose September 24 2007, 22:21:45 UTC

*sigh*

Time to "wield" a dictionary and throw it at the AP copy editor.

docstrange September 25 2007, 02:40:25 UTC

Take care! They may yield to your onslaught!

chorus September 25 2007, 04:16:02 UTC

Misuse of a word isn't the only thing wrong; the whole story is badly written.

Maybe I should start rewriting AP stories and sending them to the editorial staff.

tezliana September 25 2007, 13:09:41 UTC

To address the quality of the writing, you have to go back to the original local news coverage. See, that AP writer only actually wrote the headline and first paragraph, which is another issue entirely.

Have you ever thought of being a stringer for UPI, AP, etc.? I'm sure you could aggregate, summarize, and rewrite news in your sleep.