Newspaper blues, pt 3
SteveC2018-09-20T12:09:09+00:00
Newspaper blues, pt 3
Have you ever seen a newspaper with a random word capitalised in a headline? Don’t the graphic designers who work on TV shows ever look at real newspapers?
Newspaper blues, pt 2
SteveC2018-09-20T12:09:16+00:00
Newspaper blues, pt 2
Another newspaper from a TV show. No subeditor would ever write a subhead with one word on the last line. Or indent the first paragraph of a story.
Location: Spooks, TV show
Newspaper blues, pt 1
SteveC2018-09-20T12:09:23+00:00
Newspaper blues, pt 1
Newspapers in TV shows always get it wrong. First paragraph shouldn’t be indented, and it should be justified. And the rest of the article, if you freeze frame, is about impeaching Bill Clinton.
Location: The Pretender, TV show
Keep your brain healthy
SteveC2018-09-09T20:30:03+00:00
Keep your brain healthy
Here’s one way to keep your brain healthy: don’t take it out of your head.
Location: The Guardian
Newsnight homicide
SteveC2018-09-09T20:00:12+00:00
Newsnight homicide
‘Newsnight editor tried to kill Jimmy Savile story’. Subeditors really need to think about how their headlines are going to be truncated.