There's certainly no excuse, but it's probably easier to do than in any other form of journalism. There are a huge number of athletes in each particular sport, and many can have the same or similar names. However, that's all the more reason to perform multiple checks of the spelling of names--especially in headlines.
There's no excuse. Except perhaps if the headline writer was up at 3 AM. I've never worked at a newspaper, but I think copy editors write headlines and have to work in the middle of the night to meet the printing deadline.
There's certainly no excuse, but it's probably easier to do than in any other form of journalism. There are a huge number of athletes in each particular sport, and many can have the same or similar names. However, that's all the more reason to perform multiple checks of the spelling of names--especially in headlines.
ReplyDeleteNo excuse. His name was spelled correctly in the article. How did they miss the error in the headline? Haste makes waste.
ReplyDeleteThere's no excuse. Except perhaps if the headline writer was up at 3 AM. I've never worked at a newspaper, but I think copy editors write headlines and have to work in the middle of the night to meet the printing deadline.
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