Skyline Drifter Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I bet they both had the same shirt number and the photographer looked at the wrong side of the teamsheet when captioning it. Except we weren't playing Ross County and he's a centre half and Danny was wearing 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I'm going on a crusade for lower league football to try an tweet to every journalist when they make a basic, lazy and ridiculous mistake that have been highlighted in this thread. Genuine mistakes will be allowed but f**k me its their job! Start with the agencies reporting on the lower league games rather than the newspapers and websites themselves. It's unusual for a title to 'staff' a lower league game unless that writer has an interest in one of the clubs she's reporting on. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubertube Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I'm going on a crusade for lower league football to try an tweet to every journalist when they make a basic, lazy and ridiculous mistake that have been highlighted in this thread. Genuine mistakes will be allowed but f**k me its their job! daily record now wants people to email in when they spot errors: readerseditor@dailyrecord.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Nice one. Sack staff then ask the readers to help do their jobs. Saves money. So does outsourcing the work to India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden til i die Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I was planning on going after specific people, ie whoever has their name to an article. As long as someone posts a link on here I'll attempt to find and ridicule them on twitter. Starts this weekend. #TheApathyoftheSFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Beware of 'house bylines'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I was planning on going after specific people, ie whoever has their name to an article. As long as someone posts a link on here I'll attempt to find and ridicule them on twitter. Starts this weekend. #TheApathyoftheSFL That's a really catchy hashtag there. I like how you've filled it with 'articles' like 'the' in bold defiance of Twitter's character rules. Can I suggest some improvements for next time? #JournalistsMakingMistakesWhenWritingAboutTheSFL #TheresApathyAboutTheSFL #InNewspapers #TweetingJournalistsSFLOnline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I'd assume for a mistake as glaring as that it's someone just putting the wrong pic in the wrong place when it's getting pieced together on whatever publishing software they use and not having anyone checking over it before publishing it rather than anyone actually mistaking Grant Munro for a human being. I'd direct my chagrin at the editor or proof reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I'd assume for a mistake as glaring as that it's someone just putting the wrong pic in the wrong place when it's getting pieced together on whatever publishing software they use and not having anyone checking over it before publishing it rather than anyone actually mistaking Grant Munro for a human being. I'd direct my chagrin at the editor or proof reader. Nah, it's always the name in the byline that's completely responsible for what ends up in the paper. Even when the name in the byline doesn't exist (in fact especially when it doesn't exist.) So this Twitter campaign isn't a complete fucking fool's errand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden til i die Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 That's a really catchy hashtag there. I like how you've filled it with 'articles' like 'the' in bold defiance of Twitter's character rules. Can I suggest some improvements for next time? #JournalistsMakingMistakesWhenWritingAboutTheSFL #TheresApathyAboutTheSFL #InNewspapers #TweetingJournalistsSFLOnline What a fucking loser! Heads up, this isn't twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 What a fucking loser! Heads up, this isn't twitter. So you've yet to decide on the one you'll settle on to ridicule agency writers/pen names on Twitter? I'd go with #hawhawahgotyooadullyinbigchap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 This week the Daily Record gave Calvin Ayre a new name. They called him Clavin and compounded the mistake by using that name in a headline. The article then went on to refer to him as the Ayr United owner. A day later they correctly referred to his proper name and status (sponsor). Okay we all make mistakes but gaffes like this are happening all the time and these people are supposed to be professionals. Enthusiastic amateurs would do a far better job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden til i die Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 So you've yet to decide on the one you'll settle on to ridicule agency writers/pen names on Twitter? I'd go with #hawhawahgotyooadullyinbigchap #wackywavyinflatablearmflailingtubeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 BBC reporting that Raith have opened up a three point gap over Queens today...despite both teams drawing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 The wee match reports (I use that term in the loosest possible sense) that BBC do for the SFL games are full of errors, I don't even know why they bother, it would be less insulting to just not have any report than have the pathetic effort they give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Some genuinely dreadful reporting on a nasty topic on the BBC here. Strathclyde Police are investigating complaints that Rangers players Kyle Bartley and Maurice Edu were racially abused on Twitter. "Disappointing that in 2012 things like this are still happening," said Bartley, who is on loan from Arsenal. "Hopefully the police will take action. Thank you all for the support." And Edu, responding to a tweet from United States international team-mate Jozy Altidore, added: "Sad day when that's what people are tweeting." That to me suggests Jozy Altidore racially abused Maurice Edu, when in fact it was some lunatic Celtic fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 The wee match reports (I use that term in the loosest possible sense) that BBC do for the SFL games are full of errors, I don't even know why they bother, it would be less insulting to just not have any report than have the pathetic effort they give. Those reports aren't by the BBC - it's the Press Association who produce those gems. Your point still stands, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don of the South Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Andrew Barrowman headed the opener five minutes before half time.But Smith's poor clearance gifted Jonny Tuffey a 54th-minute tap-in, substitute Shinnie fired Inverness into the lead three minutes into extra time and Greg Tansey drilled in their third. That must have been one heck of a poor clearance! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16501189.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 That must have been one heck of a poor clearance! http://news.bbc.co.u...ll/16501189.stm Anything is possible with Chris Smith in goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordieBoy80 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Anyone else see Dunfermline's second on Wednesday ? I must have missed it http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16643821.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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