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Could the reporter have done any worse writing this story?

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incrediblegobstopper	Could the reporter have done any worse writing this story?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 709 (07/01/08 10:25 PM) Right Tart Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None AP Police: Ex-convict suspected of killing 8 captured AP - 2 minutes ago GRANITE CITY, Ill. - Police and FBI agents captured an ex-convict suspected of killing eight people in two states as he smoked a cigarette outside of a southwestern Illinois bar Tuesday night. Headline: "Police: Ex-convince suspected of killing 8 captured" -- the ex-convict killed 8 captured people? "Police and FBI agents captured an ex-convict suspected of killing eight people in two states as he smoked a cigarette outside of a southwestern Illinois bar Tuesday night." How did he kill 8 people in two states if he was smoking a cigarette outside of a bar?
darlingal		#1	[-]
Posts: 182 (07/02/08 12:35 AM) douchekebob Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	i worked for a newspaper (i wasn't a writer) for many years. most reporter/writers are retarded. if they had talent, they would be writing for an ad agency.
kcmjester		#2	[-]
Posts: 191 (07/02/08 8:40 AM) Might beat Nolte in the looks department. Might Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	darlingal wrote: most reporter/writers are retarded. if they had talent, they would be writing for an ad agency.
Karolinn		#3	[-]
Subversive Posts: 86 (07/02/08 8:57 AM) a little less dirty keeps the butt secks on the down low Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	http://funnies.paco.to/Headlines.html One of my favorite headlines: Panda mating fails - veterinarian takes over
kf59		#4	[-]
Subversive Posts: 65 (07/02/08 9:10 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I didn't have any trouble understanding the headline or lead. He is suspected of killing 8 people. In 2 states. The cops captured him. While he was smoking. Outside a bar. See, even Jester can understand that!
incrediblegobstopper		#5	[-]
Posts: 716 (07/02/08 9:15 AM) Right Tart Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I understood it, but it was just crappily written.
lordoftheprance		#6	[-]
Posts: 324 (07/02/08 5:12 PM) ergodic theory Cranky Old Bastard Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Our local newspaper is notorious for shitty writing and failing to report things that are of interest (like the sniper). One front page story literally started with "So I was..." The preceding message was a paid advertisement for Buns of Steel.
incrediblegobstopper		#7	[-]
Posts: 728 (07/02/08 5:26 PM) Right Tart Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	When I worked at a daily while in college, I remember seeing a headline about Outlaw Tourists. The story was about outlaw terrorists.
darlingal		#8	[-]
Posts: 185 (07/02/08 6:54 PM) douchekebob Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I said most. There are brilliant exceptions.
Wild Jazie		#9	[-]
Posts: 88 (07/02/08 8:48 PM) Chick? Check. Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Headline: "Police: Ex-convince suspected of killing 8 captured" -- the ex-convict killed 8 captured people? That was my first reaction too. And they I realized it was crappy writing.
vanillaslave		#10	[-]
Posts: 13 (07/03/08 12:55 PM) ICON? Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This brings back horrible memories of getting stuck with a developmental writing class once while teaching at Podunk College. It was the worst class in the world. My grammar sucks and I had no business teaching it in the first place. Try getting twenty-five 750 word essays a week riddled with sentences like that. Never again.