Came across this article on Yahoo and reminded me of that decline in the quality of journalism we talked about recently.
Sydney gunman intended to kill: police
Firstly, I would like to know how many cases there are of someone shooting at people multiple times to just scare them a little bit. For the future reference of whoever approved that title; when bullets are fired from guns at other people, the intention is usually to kill.
Secondly, Yahoo needs to pick up the act with regard to editing the actual copy. Grammatical / typo errors (from the article above) are a common occurrence in Yahoo news:
He was at shot five times
But he did say police previously had attended the Castle Cove home although he would not reveal how many times or why
I know, it’s Yahoo, but they are only acting as a syndicator of content anyway. All I’m asking of them is to do their basic editing job.
6th June 2009
Tristan
Only two types of people wear dark-rimmed spectacles: trendy corporate types and inner-city hipsters. The first usually work “in finance” and team their specs with charcoal suits and cashmere scarves.
The second are a more complex breed. Males are identified by their beards, vintage T-shirts and khaki canvas knapsacks. Often, they can be seen reading dog-eared paperbacks in bars where all the furniture is second-hand and upholstered in green vinyl. Many claim to be musicians, even though they’ve never sought or received any formal musical training (“because it would ruin my creativity”).
Read on at The Age.
2nd June 2009
Charles
“Filtering out the fury: how government tried to gag web censor critics”, The Age.
That’s it! I’m moving to New Zealand.
27th October 2008
Simon
Some more interesting stuff I’ve come across but been too lazy to put blogs up for, here it is:
Could home printing of physical objects be the next ‘revolution’; Coal subsidies in Australia are greater than profits from electricity generation itself; Stolen the wealth of a nation and abused your power? Nevermind, just move to Britain and buy a football(soccer) team; Barge ASs a friend to the environment in New York; Just like an earth only 20 light years away; Pentagon to integrate binoculars with brain; Australian scientists improve the efficiency of solar panels; a ‘virgin’ once again, French woman use surgery to “ctr-z” their ’shame’; Ipod headphones become a fashion accessory, seriously;
8th May 2007
Tristan
“Hicks gets nine-month sentence”, The Age.
Just enough time to keep him away until after the federal election.
31st March 2007
Simon
What started as an innovative form of advertising for a Cartoon Network programme, has resulted in the Boston authorities crying wolf about a terrorism threat.
I guess Bush’s America could best be described as somewhere between the worlds of HG Wells and Orwell. Radiohead’s Idioteque also somehow seems appropriate. Let’s just stick to the topic of haircuts in the 70s.
[Links via Drudge Report]
2nd February 2007
Simon
