GP1 Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/spor...es/13651328.htmJust goes to show how silly I am. I thought the Zips were playing Central Michigan tonight. Good thing I have the Beacon to correct my mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Morgan Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 This is a typical mistake made by the Beacon. Mr. Gafney (the author) probably thinks that Central and Western are the same team. This is the reason I no longer read that rag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplock Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 ABJ- "Never let the facts gets in the way of your story".This is so typical. It would actually be comedic except that a news reporting organization has a responsibility to be accurate. I can see where mistakes can be made, but c'mon!! Over and over with the misinformation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno aka Menace Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 I guess there are some things spell check can't fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 COME ON, EASE UP, IT'S THAT THEY ARE DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED (PROBABLY QUALIFIES FOR A DISABILITY, AND SPECIAL PRIVLEDGES).WBALAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 ZIP37 is correct. The Leakin Urinal is directionally challenged.Perhaps we could help them out by getting the name of their favorite team changed from "thee" Ohio State to say, "thee" Central Ohio State, or, "thee" Middle Ohio State, or, "thee Not Michigan Ohio State. You get the picture.Sadly, Tom Gaffney, the newest LU sports writer covering the Zips actually likes us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Pouch Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Get over it - The BB coverage has been excellent. Gafney is doing a good job and a little misprint and lack of editing and you are all over it. Good grief - get a life. It happens in every article in the Beacon.Absolutely impossible to argue with the coverage thus far into the season - When you get 3 pics and full sports front page coverage of the lowly CSU game. The Beacon is making an effort and since the Foootball championship game, it's been worth reading.Same old, same old complaining - Please bring something new to the table. It's annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Morgan Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 GO ZIPS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipsrifle Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 WHEW! Good thing I didn't drive to Mount Pleasant tonight, I would have showed up for nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRasor0200 Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I write for the ABJ. I've made small errors, like that one, in a business story or two.Not every error is a conspiracy to misinform the public about the Zips.Should the Beacon have covered the Zips more in the past? I think so.That doesn't mean they aren't doing a good job now. Give Tom Gaffney a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Get over it - The BB coverage has been excellent. Gafney is doing a good job and a little misprint and lack of editing and you are all over it. Good grief - get a life. It happens in every article in the Beacon.Absolutely impossible to argue with the coverage thus far into the season - When you get 3 pics and full sports front page coverage of the lowly CSU game. The Beacon is making an effort and since the Foootball championship game, it's been worth reading.Same old, same old complaining - Please bring something new to the table. It's annoying. Welcome to the board, David Lee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I absolutely support the ABJ !I mean is there anyone of you guys who doesn't make mistakes ?c'mon give them a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 SOMEONE UP ABOVE ON THE BOARD SAID IT-- THE BEACON MAKES MISTAKES IN ALL (MOST) STORIES-- IT'S A SIMPLE THING TO CHECK THE SCHED TO SEE WHO WE ARE PLAYING-- FOR INSTANCE SAT WE ARE PLAYING AHHHHHH WESTERN/NORTHERN/CENTRALNO NO NO WE ARE PLAYING EASTERN MONTANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WBALAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UADavid Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Get over it - The BB coverage has been excellent. Gafney is doing a good job and a little misprint and lack of editing and you are all over it. Good grief - get a life. It happens in every article in the Beacon. The article starts with him mentioning the correct team. He does change the team later in the article. It's not a huge mistake but a bigger problem for the Beacon if as you mention it happens in every article, what are the editors doing? With a 4 page sports page on most days, which also contains advertisements, what is the sports editor doing with all his/her time? It's not unreasonable for professional journalists to get the story straight. Mr Gaffney's mistake was minor compared to other miscues in the Beacon. Now that they have seen the light, I hope they continue to follow their home town university. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo Craig Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Overall, I support the Beacon too. The problem that I have is that it seems like these writers are not proof reading their stories before they send them to print or they are just doing a "quick once over" and not paying much attention. If you can take the time to write a story then you can spend a few minutes reading it a few times to make sure that everything is correct. to Mike Rasor: Welcome to our board. I love reading your blogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRasor0200 Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Thanks, Craig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 I write for the ABJ. I've made small errors, like that one, in a business story or two.Not every error is a conspiracy to misinform the public about the Zips.Should the Beacon have covered the Zips more in the past? I think so.That doesn't mean they aren't doing a good job now. Give Tom Gaffney a break. I don't think it is a question of misinforming the public. I don't think the Beacon has an agenda to do that. But they do make a lot of "small" mistakes like the one in the article, and that mistake was easy to catch. If a reporter makes a mistake, it is up to his boss to catch the mistake before the article goes to print.I don't care if the Beacon ever writes an article about Akron sports. The Beacon is a private business and as such they can do whatever they want with the paper. What I would like to see is the paper uphold professional standards of accurate information in any article they write. If I misspell a word or have poor writing skills on this web page, it really doesn't matter because I'm just some knucklehead who likes to write on this board with people who have a common interest. If the Beacon gets information wrong, they are not upholding their professional duty to the public. The problem is they make mistakes so frequently in Akron articles, how could anyone believe anything other than it was on purpose or the people are just incompetent? Facts like a player's number, upcoming opponent and name spelling are easy facts to check and the Beacon needs to do a better job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Morgan Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Well put GP1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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