Slog - Comments on Re: Unclear, Indecisive...

Comment by Cato the Younger Younger

Cato the Younger Younger — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:09:52 -0800

MSM has a vested interest in ensuring a McCain victory.

Comment by Sir Learnsalot

Sir Learnsalot — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:16:46 -0800

Actually the SEC chairman does need to go. He did this fucked up thing where he banned naked short selling for a handful of companies for a set period of time. What he should have done was either ban it altogether or leave the process alone. He's also had a long history of burying his head in the sand. I understand that Obama wants to change the system, but this guy seems to be particularly incompetent.

That's my two uninformed cents anyhow.

Comment by Jason Petersen

Jason Petersen — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:08:17 -0800

Transposition? Looks like a replacement to me. Stick to the words you know.

Comment by Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:17:45 -0800

When I used to work in the software development group of a large news website, my co-workers and I came to a conclusion about the problem with AP stories on the web. An AP feed wasn't originally intended on being a product for readers. It was intended to be a product for editors to send through their traditional editorial workflow.

As an analogy, AP used to be the butcher that provided their work to the restaurants that were the daily newspapers. Now the AP feed is sent directly to the web with a minimal of editorial interaction. A butcher can provide an excellent meat; A restaurant can produce excellent food; but a restaurant can't throw the butchers' raw steak onto a plate and call it a meal.

Comment by annie

annie — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:24:49 -0800

@3: I charitably assume the writer transposed "he" [meaning McCain] and "Obama."

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:14:31 -0800

Originally there were copy editor robots, but you guys kept saying "humans can do its butter" so we stopped providing them back in the 80s.