Fairfax (The Age) dropping the ball...

[stephen247 68]

Just checking out the footy section on the Age website which reveals two glaringly obvious mistakes:

Tigers' tents stand-off

(tents -= tense)

and

Scully focus not out doing: Demons

(out = our)

A glimpse of what will come after the job cuts - or maybe a silent protest...?

[Little Richard 6,262]

The tigers one might just be a play on words considering they were talking about a caravan park? The other looks like a glaringly obvious error.

[stephen247 68]

OK - maybe I should actually read the article rather than just looking at the pics...

[beelzebub 23,313]

so we'll make that "Holding the Man " instead ? lol

[Tony Tea 2,806]

Steve, one should not jump to confusions.

[Sir Why You Little 36,990]

I thiught both Headlines were quite clever myself....The Wilson piece a real eye opener.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,030]

The editing at the Age has been substandard for quite a while. Not that long ago they had an article talking about a base 1300 km south-west of the South Pole. The notion that The Age is a better credentialed paper that the Herald Sun is sadly outdated.

[bush demon 2,039]

The editing at the Age has been substandard for quite a while. Not that long ago they had an article talking about a base 1300 km south-west of the South Pole. The notion that The Age is a better credentialed paper that the Herald Sun is sadly outdated.

I used it (The Herald-Sun) to create a lawn-free front yard, it was excellent.

[Gorgoroth 12,924]

My wife is a grammar nazi from hell and she has been whinging about the AGE for years now, said all the writers/editors must have come from the Herald Sun.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,705]

There is on significant difference between the two papers. I know from personal experience that both papers might write a story that criticises you, but The Age journos will tell you in advance what they are writing and give you a chance to respond; the Herald Sun journos do not. Both can be inaccurate, but The Age tries to get it right.

[daisycutter 29,605]

There is on significant difference between the two papers. I know from personal experience that both papers might write a story that criticises you, but The Age journos will tell you in advance what they are writing and give you a chance to respond; the Herald Sun journos do not. Both can be inaccurate, but The Age tries to get it right.

Yeah..........Right.........Dream-on

[jnrmac 20,055]

My wife is a grammar nazi from hell and she has been whinging about the AGE for years now, said all the writers/editors must have come from the Herald Sun.

Then she'd be a leftist grammer nazi from hell.......

[Elwood 3184 1,298]

Everything about the Age has dropped enormously in standard over the years.

It's journalism in the political and international arena drips with bias and many of its journos are agenda driven hacks who have lost the thirst for a story.

In 12 months time it's going to be dead in the water and I would not be surprised if Caro jumped ship to take a gig at the Hun.

[Undeeterred 3,123]

The Age consistently has online stories where paragraphs are repeated in two different spots etc. Their pre-publication editing for online pieces is utterly shocking.

[Sir Why You Little 36,990]

The Age has been in decline since the Syme family walked. Slowly at first. But now it is free fall.

Won't be long now sadly. We need a good paper.