Comments on: The number of typos is directly related to the number of breaking news revisions. http://twentytwowords.com/2009/04/18/the-number-of-typos-is-directly-related-to-the-number-of-breaking-news-revisions/ Curious | Cute | Comical | Crazy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:31:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Paul Wilkinson http://twentytwowords.com/2009/04/18/the-number-of-typos-is-directly-related-to-the-number-of-breaking-news-revisions/#comment-33943 Paul Wilkinson Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:18:28 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=2890#comment-33943 Oh my goodness!! Did something happen 12 minutes ago?? Quick, tell me!! Oh my goodness!! Did something happen 12 minutes ago?? Quick, tell me!!

]]> By: Deron http://twentytwowords.com/2009/04/18/the-number-of-typos-is-directly-related-to-the-number-of-breaking-news-revisions/#comment-33945 Deron Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:36:57 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=2890#comment-33945 I find news reports laden with typos to be hard for me to trust. I find news reports laden with typos to be hard for me to trust.

]]> By: carissa http://twentytwowords.com/2009/04/18/the-number-of-typos-is-directly-related-to-the-number-of-breaking-news-revisions/#comment-33944 carissa Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:56:42 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=2890#comment-33944 well, copy editing was never perfect, even with 12 hours instead of 10 minutes. :] but i am ten times more tolerant of online errors than printed ones. i watched State of Play last night and it was (among other things) an interesting commentary on modern newspapers. not a bad movie. well, copy editing was never perfect, even with 12 hours instead of 10 minutes. :] but i am ten times more tolerant of online errors than printed ones.

i watched State of Play last night and it was (among other things) an interesting commentary on modern newspapers. not a bad movie.

]]> By: human3rror http://twentytwowords.com/2009/04/18/the-number-of-typos-is-directly-related-to-the-number-of-breaking-news-revisions/#comment-33946 human3rror Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:34:35 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=2890#comment-33946 yuor teh r1ght h3re~! (how many typos are there in the above response?) yuor teh r1ght h3re~!

(how many typos are there in the above response?)

]]> By: jennapants http://twentytwowords.com/2009/04/18/the-number-of-typos-is-directly-related-to-the-number-of-breaking-news-revisions/#comment-33948 jennapants Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:01:40 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=2890#comment-33948 I bet I miss half of them, too, because I'm taking in more than ever. At one point, I knew what happened 12 minutes prior...but then I forgot. I bet I miss half of them, too, because I’m taking in more than ever. At one point, I knew what happened 12 minutes prior…but then I forgot.

]]> By: Lance http://twentytwowords.com/2009/04/18/the-number-of-typos-is-directly-related-to-the-number-of-breaking-news-revisions/#comment-33947 Lance Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:29:39 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=2890#comment-33947 Couldn't have said it better. But there must be a way to check quality while writing the news fast. Couldn’t have said it better. But there must be a way to check quality while writing the news fast.

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