Comments on: Mr. Newspaper, You Let Me Down (But Thanks for Mentioning Me) http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/2009/05/29/mr-newspaper-you-let-me-down-but-thanks-for-mentioning-me/ Adventures in the Image Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | Just Good Thinking http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/2009/05/29/mr-newspaper-you-let-me-down-but-thanks-for-mentioning-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7584 How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | Just Good Thinking Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:38:17 +0000 http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/?p=973#comment-7584 [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...] [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...]

]]> By: How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | Sine Muzik http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/2009/05/29/mr-newspaper-you-let-me-down-but-thanks-for-mentioning-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7067 How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | Sine Muzik Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:29:54 +0000 http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/?p=973#comment-7067 [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...] [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...]

]]> By: How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/2009/05/29/mr-newspaper-you-let-me-down-but-thanks-for-mentioning-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7063 How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:36:57 +0000 http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/?p=973#comment-7063 [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...] [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...]

]]> By: How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | bloggersexpose.com http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/2009/05/29/mr-newspaper-you-let-me-down-but-thanks-for-mentioning-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7057 How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | bloggersexpose.com Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:16:40 +0000 http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/?p=973#comment-7057 [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...] [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...]

]]> By: How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | Byte Right Domains http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/2009/05/29/mr-newspaper-you-let-me-down-but-thanks-for-mentioning-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7053 How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | Byte Right Domains Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:03:41 +0000 http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/?p=973#comment-7053 [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...] [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...]

]]> By: How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | 1Cat.biz - WordPress, Blogging & Internet Marketing http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/2009/05/29/mr-newspaper-you-let-me-down-but-thanks-for-mentioning-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7050 How I got 12,000 Pageviews for $50 | 1Cat.biz - WordPress, Blogging & Internet Marketing Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:59:54 +0000 http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/?p=973#comment-7050 [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...] [...] That Saturday night I got another surprise. One of my Google alerts showed my name mentioned in an article in the Observer, a weekly paper that’s part of the Guardian. It was about the author’s first experiences with word processors, a story prompted by Typewriter the program, which was mentioned at the end (my name popped up when Will Self’s quote was misattributed to me). [...]

]]> By: Joey http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/2009/05/29/mr-newspaper-you-let-me-down-but-thanks-for-mentioning-me/comment-page-1/#comment-6784 Joey Fri, 29 May 2009 22:46:47 +0000 http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/?p=973#comment-6784 Haha, very true. And I'm totally not bashing The Guardian, it's a great paper. And I've never heard of The Observer before this. The main thing I'm getting at is that it's fine that there isn't a team of fact checkers, but in this case it was <i>so</i> easy to get it right. He got the info from the Lifehacker write-up, and while their article was a little confusing with who said what, it was still all right there. One click more and it takes you to my other site, where I have the quote prominently displayed and attributed. It was just sloppy, and coming from a prominent newspaper I was let down. Haha, very true. And I’m totally not bashing The Guardian, it’s a great paper. And I’ve never heard of The Observer before this.

The main thing I’m getting at is that it’s fine that there isn’t a team of fact checkers, but in this case it was so easy to get it right. He got the info from the Lifehacker write-up, and while their article was a little confusing with who said what, it was still all right there. One click more and it takes you to my other site, where I have the quote prominently displayed and attributed.

It was just sloppy, and coming from a prominent newspaper I was let down.

]]> By: Judith Allen http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/2009/05/29/mr-newspaper-you-let-me-down-but-thanks-for-mentioning-me/comment-page-1/#comment-6780 Judith Allen Fri, 29 May 2009 21:39:49 +0000 http://coffeeandcelluloid.com/?p=973#comment-6780 See, that the story's actually based on real events is how you tell that it's from a reputable British newspaper rather than one of the scummier ones. Fact checking is asking a LOT of today's journalists here no matter what they're writing for, apparently. Our press love to tear into TV for misrepresentation of events, but aren't subject to the same standards themselves - so often go for the easiest way to get their word count. See, that the story’s actually based on real events is how you tell that it’s from a reputable British newspaper rather than one of the scummier ones.

Fact checking is asking a LOT of today’s journalists here no matter what they’re writing for, apparently. Our press love to tear into TV for misrepresentation of events, but aren’t subject to the same standards themselves – so often go for the easiest way to get their word count.

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