The Real Muck: Newspapers: Errors to regret by David Ettlin
Fired national reporter gets his last Sun byline too late for the edition
David Wood moves on with thanks for the memories
Maybe this is what happens in a newspaper world without copy editors – or without enough copy editors. Or without enough people around to talk about what’s right or wrong in a story or about a story, or how it’s played on the front page.
The case in point was on the front page of The Baltimore Sun on Monday: A Memorial Day-timed story on the growing problem of care, treatment and after-effects for war veterans physically and mentally maimed by the enemy’s almost ubiquitous weapon of choice in Iraq and Afghanistan, the improvised explosive device.
The story was terrific.
The byline wasn’t. It read, “BY A BALTIMORE SUN STAFF WRITER.”
Some readers called the city desk, praising the story and wondering at the lack of a name in the byline.
Read the entire article here: The Real Muck: Newspapers: Errors to regret by David Ettlin
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 SDOSM 20090526
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