More than forty years after Libya’s leader seized power, there is still no consensus on the spelling of his name. CNN and MSNBC prefer “Gadhafi”; the New York Times and Fox News use “Qaddafi”; the Washington Post prefers “Gaddafi” and the L.A. Times, “Kadafi.” The inconsistency has been especially obvious recently as headlines focus on … Continue reading Why AP spells it ‘Gadhafi’
Even retired editors pay attention when something strange occurs in the publishing industry. And a recent little union kerfuffle definitely qualifies. It seems the Newspaper Guild, a union representing 26,000 U.S. media workers, has called for a strike against the Internet’s well-known Huffington Post. Why? Because, according to the Guild, Huffpo doesn’t pay contributors who … Continue reading Newspaper Guild takes swipe at Huffington Post
Anyone with a website knows their material can be easily copied by someone else. It happens all the time. And there is precious little the average website owner can do to stop it. The Internet, after all, is a huge place, and it’s unlikely the owner is going to stumble across his or her material … Continue reading Cooks Source controversy fires up bloggers
While I have not changed my mind about the evils and just plain silliness of Facebook, I have a confession to make. I’ve set up a Pied Type page on Facebook. Although FB is called a “social network,” I noticed a lot of businesses, organizations, and politicians, for example, openly use Facebook as a way … Continue reading A wee confession
I won’t bore you with the browsing history that took me from the Denver Broncos game on TV to the article in question. I’ll just refer you to “Focus on the Family Readies Anti-Family Ad Blitz.” Actually, you don’t need to go to the “Women’s Rights” website to see there’s a problem. Just read that … Continue reading I don’t like them either, but …
I was in the kitchen serving up a bowl of my current favorite ice cream when I noticed it. The label. Yuck! Three possessives in a row! Ben & Jerry’s Vermont’s Finest Willy Nelson’s Country Peach Cobbler Only an editor would notice, of course. And only an OCD editor would fret about it and go … Continue reading Only an editor would notice
