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The last person who touches the copy is someone non-technical. Their job is to make the content accessible to "slow joe in the back row", the least common denom
by libovness 13y ago
The last person who touches the copy is someone non-technical. Their job is to make the content accessible to "slow joe in the back row", the least common denominator, etc.
Inaccuracies occur all the time when the last person to touch the text is a general-purpose reporter, not someone with domain expertise. It happens in reporting of economics, medicine, sports, etc.. I don't think they did all that bad considering the circumstances.
- rahoulb 13y ago"Repository" isn't a technical word. It's a basic spelling mistake and the proof-reader should, at the very least, pick that up.
- briandear 13y agoI think they meant suppository.
- briandear 13y agoAlso the velocity with which those stories are produced is very high. This isn't exactly "breaking" news, however they also don't have days to prepare the stories. If this was an in depth story for a long-form show, the standards would necessarily be much different.. although the news often gets those wrong as well.