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xubrew
11-22-2010, 10:11 AM
when it comes to being a newspaper editor, this is the equivenant to a foot in the mouth...

http://deadspin.com/5695540/the-award-for-best-headline-of-the-day
Porkopolis
11-22-2010, 10:17 AM
Way to think before typing, editor! Geesh, was the writer out of town all week and didn't know about the incident?
xubrew
11-22-2010, 10:39 AM
Way to think before typing, editor! Geesh, was the writer out of town all week and didn't know about the incident?

as i understand it, the writers typically don't write the headlines. the editor does.
blobfan
11-22-2010, 02:18 PM
as i understand it, the writers typically don't write the headlines. the editor does.

If the Enquirer is any example the don't usually read more than 2 sentences of the article before coming up with said headlines, either.
wkrq59
11-22-2010, 02:46 PM
as i understand it, the writers typically don't write the headlines. the editor does.

you are as usual dead right on. and when such a thing happens, the writer gets the blame because the desk man didn't do his job.
Porkopolis
11-22-2010, 05:01 PM
you are as usual dead right on. and when such a thing happens, the writer gets the blame because the desk man didn't do his job.

Yep. I typed my post in haste. So, in my case, blame the writer as I don't have an editor!