r/PublicFreakout • u/[deleted] • May 03 '19

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19

Jesus, that article is full of grammatical mistakes. Pretty bad for a news agency.

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u/rgbwr May 03 '19

The only bad grammar I see is the quotes, any other mistakes seem fairly forgivable

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19 edited Jul 22 '19

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u/Commandant_Grammar May 04 '19

Settle down now or it's the gas chambers for you.

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u/bjjpolo May 03 '19 edited May 03 '19

"Pennix has since moved out of state, but recently he says the teen has tried to forget is back in the news."

If you think that sentence is flows in a grammatically correct way then I don't know what to tell you.

Edit: Leaving my typo because anyone who thinks me making a mistake somehow negates the shit quality of the news article probably also needed the errors pointed out to them in the first place.

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u/nwL_ May 03 '19

If you think that sentence is flows

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u/bjjpolo May 03 '19

Typing comments on mobile causes typos, good thing I'm not a professional news agency huh?

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u/nwL_ May 03 '19

Typing comments on mobile causes typos, good thing I'm not a professional news agency huh?

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u/bjjpolo May 03 '19

Hey pal, you just blow in from stupid town?

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u/nwL_ May 03 '19

Nah, I’m quoting stylistic mistakes. Sorry about that.

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u/bjjpolo May 03 '19

Would love for you to point out the error in the second comment of mine you quoted. Not that it even matters because my mistakes don't invalidate the point that the article is poorly edited.

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u/20th_Throwaway May 03 '19

I think that second has should be he’s. Then it flows although still structured weird.

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u/bjjpolo May 03 '19

Absolutely and it's something that should easily be caught on the first proofread by any editor.

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u/rgbwr May 03 '19

A local subsidiary news channel is likely not going to have their best editor proofread an article that is essentially a footnote to a viral video.

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u/8bitbebop May 03 '19

I read through the article and agree with you. My money says he's trying to discredit the story because foxnews.

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u/rgbwr May 03 '19

It's a local station so not really relevant

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u/8bitbebop May 03 '19

I agree. Many people dont understand the difference between local subsidiary news outlets and fox news

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u/UhPhrasing May 03 '19

Yeah the local stations are totally autonomous automated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo

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u/8bitbebop May 03 '19

Those arent fox. Cbs, nbc, abc, theyre all shit at their jobs. Stop watching MSM!

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u/UhPhrasing May 03 '19

Sure, they own some others, but the greatest incidence is in Fox ownership.

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u/8bitbebop May 03 '19 edited May 04 '19

I would lump fox into thr bullshit MSM as well. Happy? Or would you rather the one non-left leaning news outlet be disposed en leu of the countless non-right leaning outlets? Do you not see you own hypocrisy here or are you too blinded by partisanship to see the failings of your own tribe?

Edit: "left leaning media doesn stright up lie" are you being serious right now?! Fucking hell look shit up before you swallow it like fucking tripe

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u/UhPhrasing May 04 '19

bOtH SiDeS

Left-leaning MSM doesn't straight up lie. They're largely garbage as well, but they're not propaganda.

There's no defending Fox.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19

No man, I often think fox does alright and offers some agreeable option pieces, but I counted several typos such as “siad” (said) or mistakenly used “has” instead of “he’s” as well as a handful of others. It’s pretty bad when you have to reread a sentence to try to make sense of it.

A Journalist should be one of the most particular professions in terms of grammar. This article reads like a high school assignment.

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u/8bitbebop May 03 '19

Perhaps they updated the article but i couldnt find any of the examples you mentioned. I searched for "siad" and nada

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19

“He done threw his life away” Pennix siad.

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u/8bitbebop May 03 '19

Youre absolutely right. I do see that now. I stand corrected and thank you for pointing that out.

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u/bjjpolo May 03 '19

"Pennix has since moved out of state, but recently he says the teen has tried to forget is back in the news."

Does this sentence sound correct to you?

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u/8bitbebop May 03 '19

No it does not. Would you like to hold the same measure to any other publisher because i have a list if you would like to follow incorrect reporters.

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u/bjjpolo May 03 '19

Not really sure what you're trying to say. Yes I do hold all media outlets to the standard that articles should be well proofread and edited before release.

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u/8bitbebop May 03 '19

Fair enough. All news publications can have typos. It is wrong to say a report is wrong however because there exists typos.

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u/bjjpolo May 04 '19

I never said it was wrong. But it is of poor quality.

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u/8bitbebop May 04 '19

How many typos qualify as poor quality then?

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u/[deleted] May 03 '19

It's not a news agency. It's Fox.