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    Do you guys frequently notice grammatical, spelling and usage errors from news organizations on the web? And, if you do, do you get annoyed or blow it off? One of our Chicago news orgs is notorious for these mistakes on Facebook and in their actual web content. They actually have a link at the bottom of their web pages that says " suggest a correction" so that readers can basically do their proofreading for them.

    This stuff drives me crazy. Don't you think that makes them look pretty embarrassing, for not training actual writers in proofreading, editing, having someone else read their work before publishing? It's a daily occurrence with them. What's worse, is that I and others usually call them out, then get criticized for having high standards, or being grammar nazis, or whatever other sad put down someone can come up with. It's baffling to me that people are willing to accept this stuff, and won't even acknowledge these are writing skills most people learn in junior high.

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    • Funny you post this, because I've been noticing it an awful lot lately.section_014
    • I got told "you have such High Standards go put on your flannel drink your craft beer and feel the Bern lame as Hipster" today...mg33
    • By someone because I pointed out the news orgs rampant mistakes. LOL. All simply because they could see my profile photo, and my beard.mg33
    • agreed.bklyndroobeki
    • I am curious about the loss of credibility with grammatical errors.bklyndroobeki
    • https://en.wiktionar…detritus
    • Check out this BBC article "Why typos and spelling mistakes don't really matter."
      http://www.bbc.com/n…      mg33
    • yes, drives me crazy, and makes me think less of themmonospaced
    • btw, "suggest a correction" is typically used in the event that story facts or names are incorrect, not for typos...whatthefunk
    • also, the pressure these writers are under to create x number of viral articles with a shit salary it's a wonder stuff gets written at allwhatthefunk
    • That's very true. I work with a guy who was a content writer for a Chicago paper. He said they're all measured on output, metrics, clicks, ads served.mg33
    • Nobody cares about quality or grammatical accuracy.mg33
    • funks right. i know what i go through when i send off a letter to someone and it's btwn me and them. can you imagine what they go through when they see the errbklyndroobeki
    • in a big magazine/paper? compassion thread?bklyndroobeki
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