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Second Verse Same as First
So Good That Editors Ran it Twice
DeSoto readers this morning saw on page 2 the same story they had read Saturday on page 2. It looked a little different: the headline was changed, photo removed and byline cut. But there it is: further evidence that no one reads the paper they “edit” and “editors” aren’t part of the newsroom anymore. If you publish a penny advertiser — where the news just fills between the ads — this is acceptable. If you run a Pulitizer Prize Finalist and “America’s Best Community Daily,” you must forgive readers for being somewhat skeptical.
Seeing Double
Something strange is going on here.
Charlotte Sun’s Photoshop wizard, Josh Olive, altered a picture taken six months ago by Sarah Coward. His cutline for yesterday’s (April 7) edition, right, reports “East Elementary School fifth-grader Kyle DeVries runs off some post-lunchtime energey Wednesday near the school’s bus ramp.”
We don’t think so. Compare the doctored photograph with the original, left. (Actually, at this point,we don’t know what’s original — so much for trusting what we read in the newspaper.)
The October 19, 2007 cutline reported “East Elementary School fifth-grader Kyle DeVries runs off some post-lunchtime energy recently near the school’s bus ramp.”
Shame on everyone involved in this fiction — and the blatant lie that it represents something that happened “Wednesday.”
P.S. and the new “design” that scatters all that distracting stuff around the banner is sad and sorry. It cheapens the product.
Real or The Onion?…
Local couple proud of traveling family members
By SUSAN ERWIN Englewood Herald Editor
Englewood residents Carl and Jean Smith are proud that their
great-granddaughter, Maddy Kammerer, 16, enjoys going on exciting travel excursions with her grandparents, Hank and Shirleen Smith.
Last summer, the trio experienced the enjoyment of exploring Alaska.
Hank and Shirleen Smith drove their RV (recreational vehicle) from San Antonio, Texas through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska. They stayed and explored the state for four months.
A few weeks into their trip, the couple flew Maddy up to Anchorage for two weeks to join them on the adventure. While in Alaska, they visited Denali National Park and saw the awe-inspiring 20,320 foot Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America.
Seeing Double
Something strange is going on here.
Charlotte Sun’s Photoshop wizard, Josh Olive, altered a picture taken six months ago by Sarah Coward. His cutline for yesterday’s (April 7) edition, right, reports “East Elementary School fifth-grader Kyle DeVries runs off some post-lunchtime energey Wednesday near the school’s bus ramp.”
We don’t think so. Compare the doctored photograph with the original, left. (Actually, at this point,we don’t know what’s original — so much for trusting what we read in the newspaper.)
The October 19, 2007 cutline reported “East Elementary School fifth-grader Kyle DeVries runs off some post-lunchtime energy recently near the school’s bus ramp.”
Shame on everyone involved in this fiction — and the blatant lie that it represents something that happened “Wednesday.”
P.S. and the new “design” that scatters all that distracting stuff around the banner is sad and sorry. It cheapens the product.
Real or The Onion?…
Local couple proud of traveling family members
By SUSAN ERWIN Englewood Herald Editor
Englewood residents Carl and Jean Smith are proud that their
great-granddaughter, Maddy Kammerer, 16, enjoys going on exciting travel excursions with her grandparents, Hank and Shirleen Smith.
Last summer, the trio experienced the enjoyment of exploring Alaska.
Hank and Shirleen Smith drove their RV (recreational vehicle) from San Antonio, Texas through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska. They stayed and explored the state for four months.
A few weeks into their trip, the couple flew Maddy up to Anchorage for two weeks to join them on the adventure. While in Alaska, they visited Denali National Park and saw the awe-inspiring 20,320 foot Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America.
