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We all make errors, and sometimes, those errors can make us look like idiots. Especially when that error gets published out in the world, even though it likely went through a host of gatekeepers to get there. And that's why we're here. To shame those gatekeepers with an internet scarlet S. I don't expect you to be perfect. It takes a village, and every village has an idiot. But for the sake of your company's reputation, hire a village that has at least one member THAT CAN SPELL.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

This just in...

So far, there's been no shortage of TV spelling fails on this blog. It's a tremendous source of letter options, and people do seem to like to take advantage. Local news bears the brunt of this. And listen, I know that local news stations are SERIOUSLY understaffed. Most stations are run by a less-than-skeleton crew, with robotic cameras that are often operated by someone in the booth that's doing 14 other things as well. I know things are bad in TV! I've been mostly unemployed since 2009!

However, unless you want to continue being the punch line in a joke about local news, things like this need to happen with less frequency:

Photo by MSM
Maybe this was typed on the fly. It was a last-minute story that came in, and this lower third was completed nanoseconds before it was needed. Who knows? But if there was time to proofread, and no one bothered? That's a shame. Because rest assured that the people in your broadcast area are mocking you.

(Thanks to loyal reader and internet buddy MSM for sending me this pic of her local news. You're the best!)
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  1. St. EphJune 18, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    I like how even the beauty pagenters look abashed at the typo.

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