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Old 08-02-2012, 11:22 AM   #1
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Default Terrible headlines

They give Fark a lot of interesting stories to play with, of course, but is it really possible that an editor would review this headline and let it pass?

Police: Man Accused Of Violently Attacking Girlfriend, Infant Arrested

An infant was arrested?

It could have been rewritten or appropriately punctuated, but it deserved some kind of editorial attention.

I see some very sloppy work on Internet news sites. It's no wonder so few young people can write or punctuate correctly. Why bother? They see things that are awful showing up, and either don't realize it is wrong, or believe it doesn't matter if it's wrong because it still gets published.

What a high standard we are setting...
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Old 08-02-2012, 11:27 AM   #2
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Old 08-02-2012, 01:02 PM   #3
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See - I don't have atrocious typing skills - I'm just trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to poor spelling/grammar online.
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