Comments on: Re: Leading Off (The Quick Item)

By: Briefing me to death

Briefing me to death — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:32:28 +0000

Is there any way to keep the DMN from littering my lawn with this “briefing” tripe every day? I get my news via the interwebnets. Who needs some news “briefing” that’s probably just a bunch of regurgitated wire stories anyways? Anyone have John McKeon’s address? I have some garbage I’d like to throw in his lawn.

By: Long Memory

Long Memory — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:32:31 +0000

Tell me if I’m overstating this: Belo and it’s publications are becoming only marginally relevant in Dallas. I’ve long felt/suspected it, and I have no hard evidence. But you’ll notice that I posted the first reaction to the Quick notice at 9:47 a.m. It’s now nearly five hours later and I’m posting the sixth reaction. What if Belo has reduced itself time and again until it is, in fact, no longer worth noting. Maybe the Belo Boys should care that no one cares about them anymore.

By: mediawonk

mediawonk — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:28:41 +0000

It’s a long-standing DMN rule that stories about internal changes that appear in print or on their Web site all run with the “From Staff Reports” byline. This goes for everything from Belo stock announcements to newspaper/web layout changes – even staff reductions.

By: grrgle

grrgle — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:28:23 +0000

I can’t resist the opportunity to post a link to the definitive assessment of scare quotes, as published in the long-lamented Suck magazine, ca 2000:

http://www.suck.com/daily/2000/03/20/nc_index2.html

By: Matt Foley

Matt Foley — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:19:59 +0000

I find no problem with the way they use quotation marks.

By: Dash

Dash — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:17:17 +0000

Great. Met Lite.

By: George

George — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:06:08 +0000

Quick is a really sorry reason to kill trees. It should be stopped altogether.

By: Long Memory

Long Memory — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:47:38 +0000

Excuse me? Quick and “expansive coverage” in the same sentences is surely a joke. Have you ever seen a Quick story that was more than about 7 paragraphs?