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Control Panel
Discworld



1504 Posts
Posted - 05/09/2009 :  21:13:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
At the top of this thread is an ad for a Spoof Newspaper - design one in 60 seconds. Even that might have better proof-reading than the Argus...

A terrible story here - and even though two people died, the Argus has "dies" instead of "die" in its headline.

As for the "award-winning" double-glazing salesman, it makes you wonder what awards they can have been - and, all the more so, why his mother went to the bother of going through all the effort of pushing him into the world. What a waste of time and energy that was. Confirms everything you might think about salesmen and "flash" cars.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4582545.Sussex_salesman_and_mother_dies_after_100mph_hour_crash/
Edited by - Control Panel on 05/09/2009 21:16:04
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Control Panel
Discworld



1504 Posts
Posted - 05/09/2009 :  21:30:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
And here the Argus has "organiser" instead of "organised".

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4583034.Early_afternoon_fashion_show_fun_to_hit_Brighton/
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Daveb
Earthsea



2823 Posts
Posted - 04/10/2009 :  10:43:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A couple here CP. You must be on holiday?

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4662239.Hove_poker_player_beaten_up_my_rasked_raiders/

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4662840.Near_naked_students_trapped_in_Brighton_life/
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you!
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld



1717 Posts
Posted - 12/10/2009 :  18:40:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here is a very interesting piece about a small-town newspaper making a go of it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/media/12communicator.html?_r=1
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld



1717 Posts
Posted - 12/10/2009 :  18:42:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Drizzlecake

Shurely shome mishtake....??




Why has the amazing image which began this thread been deleted?
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Drizzlecake
Alagaësía



54 Posts
Posted - 15/10/2009 :  23:36:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Not just the Argus that has a bad day on occasions...
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No Expert
Calaspia



612 Posts
Posted - 16/10/2009 :  08:46:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I think more headlins like this are needed, informative and to the point:
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Furzewick
Barsoom



United Kingdom
151 Posts
Posted - 19/10/2009 :  21:25:36  Show Profile  Visit Furzewick's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Found on the Argus website
http://www.theargus.co.uk/yourargus/style_guide/style_guide_a_e/
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Edwin the Scot
Barsoom



119 Posts
Posted - 20/10/2009 :  06:33:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Furzewick

Found on the Argus website
http://www.theargus.co.uk/yourargus/style_guide/style_guide_a_e/


Do Argus journalists read this guide?

Interesting to see that "It's Shoreham airport. Some people refer to the latter as City Airport Brighton, which is fine in quotes but not otherwise." I have never heard anybody call it City Airport. Absurd name.

I see that the Argus does not allow "he erected a fence"!

Why does it forbid "enquire"? That is different from "inquire".

Newspapers are surely coming to an end now.
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Anubis
Calaspia



718 Posts
Posted - 02/11/2009 :  08:45:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld



1717 Posts
Posted - 10/11/2009 :  09:57:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This Mombiot piece shows how local papers always go with the vested interests' line. Readers do not want this and that is why they are not buying local papers anymore.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/09/local-newspapers-democracy
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld



1717 Posts
Posted - 23/11/2009 :  10:22:25  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here is an interesting piece about plans by newspapers to charge online.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/british-press-split-in-two-by-wappingrsquos-great-gamble-1825806.html
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