Showing posts with label headlines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label headlines. Show all posts

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Typos in headlines are great

I caught one a day ago. Now, the final headline for an AP story was "Oldest Son of Austria's Last Emperor Buried." Fine, right?

But earlier in the day that headline read "Oldest Son of Austria's Last Buried". I really liked that version. Talk about being famous for less than 15 minutes -- that title probably moves to a new person every 15 seconds.

I love this stuff.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

In the news today

Intro lines from real AP stories today:
Pope Benedict XVI had a direct line to the heavens Saturday, with NASA's help. Speaking from the Vatican, the pontiff bestowed a historic blessing upon the 12 astronauts circling Earth during the first-ever papal call to space.
People who were sexually abused by priests have gathered in Rome to denounce the Vatican's latest effort to show it is cracking down on clerical abuse.

Some shut themselves inside to pray for mercy as they waited for the world's end. Others met for tearful last lunches with their children, and prepared to leave behind homes and pets as they were swept up to heaven.
 Sigh.