(Apologies for a pretty journocentric post.)
I know and respect many copy editors. Hell, I’ve dated a copy editor. But this copy-editor discussion thread — in which everyone bitches about why this is a shameful, unacceptable headline — is Exhibit A for why newspapers’ days are numbered.
Exhibit B is this quote from a slot editor: “On what grounds do you guys figure that readers are the best (or even good) judges of headlines, just out of curiosity?” Ugh.
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12 May | 23:46 | Leah
My favorite quotes from the thread are "Obviously I don't write such headlines, except when 'necessary'" and "I think that copy editor was me 10 years ago." Awesome arrogance at play.
I thought the "Hans solo" hed was kind of clever.
22 May | 15:22 | ckstern
What would they think of this one?
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/SPORTS/705220353/1007/SPORTS
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