tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post7057270051226452883..comments2023-10-28T10:24:05.091-04:00Comments on The Prettiest Denny's Waitress: This Was the Lead Story Today on AJC.comMickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-89705057537882248172010-11-11T04:53:07.522-05:002010-11-11T04:53:07.522-05:00Now you've stumbled on one of my pet peeves - ...Now you've stumbled on one of my pet peeves - dodgy science 'journalism'. It's rampant. Consistently misunderstanding scientific studies with the goal of putting up a sexy headline. To the AJC's credit, this is a relatively mild one.A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-89216000674251520572010-11-02T20:37:38.776-04:002010-11-02T20:37:38.776-04:00Oral-B? Crap. Now I guess I have to throw out my C...Oral-B? Crap. Now I guess I have to throw out my Colgate toothpaste.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245359960166359487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-47568733231407347232010-11-02T10:36:55.931-04:002010-11-02T10:36:55.931-04:00Recently read 'Trainspotting' and holy cra...Recently read 'Trainspotting' and holy crap is it gruesome. <br /><br />Can't wait to see what you have in store for us.Sidhttp://verbal-sid.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-79571807439371629362010-11-01T23:19:46.981-04:002010-11-01T23:19:46.981-04:00Yay! More reading for me.Yay! More reading for me.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-54732576139827667752010-11-01T22:26:48.845-04:002010-11-01T22:26:48.845-04:00Oh, yay, NaBlo! Even though I'm far too lazy t...Oh, yay, NaBlo! Even though I'm far too lazy to do it this month (and also I forgot, and now it's kind of too late), I'm glad some good writers are out there plugging away.nancypearlwannabehttp://nancypearlwannabe.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-30418036962849906562010-11-01T21:32:18.691-04:002010-11-01T21:32:18.691-04:00Like Courtney, my experience with people who write...Like Courtney, my experience with people who write headlines and edit things is that people who write headlines and edit things rarely do more work than is necessary. Which means in the case of writing headlines reading one sentence and writing a headline based on that one sentence.<br /><br />In my company we tend to get around that by having the writers who write the stories also write the headlines. We still end up with stupid headlines, but they almost always accurately represent the story.<br /><br />I'm embarrassed for my profession, but this also is not surprising considering how much work so few journalists are having to do in light of all of their co-workers have been laid off. Who has time for accuracy when there are pages to fill? You people want your news for free, you can't have it accurate too. Or something.<br /><br />On an unrelated note: do you and the lady have cable and if so did you watch Walking Dead last night? Zombies + Atlanta = Good Stuff.The Modern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663558561522180816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348104816001615055.post-3864018902489661882010-11-01T20:48:04.625-04:002010-11-01T20:48:04.625-04:00I'm guessing it was option B. Most journalists...I'm guessing it was option B. Most journalists I've known have the best of intentions, but sadly just don't understand what they're talking about half the time. <br /><br />Aaaaaand that's why I think I'd support a licensing or bar exam-type system for journalists to help weed out the dumb ones. The First Amendment kind of prohibits that from happening, though.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940936362201799176noreply@blogger.com