C’mon now, WaPo. Really?
Note to editor: perhaps 'defeat' or 'overcome' would be better in this headline: http://t.co/tDmkIX0Dps
— Peter Cook (@_Peter_Cook) September 16, 2014
Here’s the URL:
Maybe change the headline to match the URL? As is, this is awful: http://t.co/tDmkIX0Dps
— Peter Cook (@_Peter_Cook) September 16, 2014
A headline change would be a start. But it’s probably better to just follow this advice:
Via @slublog, hey WaPo! This? Don't do it. –> pic.twitter.com/czsWMnjJB2
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) September 16, 2014
Seems straightforward enough. Then again, this is The Washington Post we’re dealing with. So it’ll likely take many more whacks with the clue bat to get the message to sink in.
Uh RT @Slublog: Note to editor: perhaps 'defeat' or 'overcome' would be better in this headline: http://t.co/gCQNzIGkz7
— DaveinTexas (@DaveinTexas) September 16, 2014
Stay classy. RT @gabrielmalor: Via @slublog, hey WaPo! This? Don't do it. –> pic.twitter.com/S1tDTkysIS
— The Real Matt Finn (@mdrache) September 16, 2014
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Yikes RT @mdrache Stay classy. RT @gabrielmalor: Via @slublog, hey WaPo! This? Don't do it. –> pic.twitter.com/M9PFMSvAhU
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) September 16, 2014
Oof.
@gabrielmalor @slublog dumb, or juvenile?
— DaveinTexas (@DaveinTexas) September 16, 2014
@DaveinTexas @gabrielmalor I think it was probably just thoughtless. No malice, just going for brevity.
— Peter Cook (@_Peter_Cook) September 16, 2014
@Slublog @gabrielmalor what are editors for again? I keep forgetting
— DaveinTexas (@DaveinTexas) September 16, 2014
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