August 22, 2007

Do you think they ever proofread at CNN?

On hurricane Dean:

On the Yucatan, tourist areas -- including Cozumel and Cancun -- dodged a bullet, but President Felipe Calderon expressed concern for some of the peninsula's poor Mayan communities.

Remember this?

BUSH: No. What I was referring to is this: When that storm came by, a lot of people said we dodged a bullet. When that storm came through at first, people said, "Whew." There was a sense of relaxation. And that's what I was referring to. And I myself thought we had dodged a bullet. You know why? Because I was listening to people probably over the airwaves say, "The bullet has been dodged." And that was what I was referring to. Of course, there were plans in case the levee had been breached. There was a sense of relaxation at a critical moment. And thank you for giving me a chance to clarify that.

As of right now, I am officially banning the use of "dodge(d) [a/the] bullet" in reference to any and all hurricanes. Thank you for your cooperation.

Posted by binky at August 22, 2007 07:50 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Media


Comments

add the quoted language to this: "Ancient Mayan ruins in the town of Tulum, south of Cancun, held up well, resident Enrique Perez said. But the town was battered."

what you find is a clear, continuing semantic structure: "[Area of interest to Americans] were okay, but [area of very little interest to Americans] might not be doing so well, we're not really sure [and don't really care]."

CNN is such a wet stain at this point. What floors me is that now the top 2 headlines in each category turn over only every three to four days, from one vapid, irrelevant item to another. I mean, I know reporting budgets have been shrinking for decades, but does CNN have anyone in the world doing anything? Aside from Amanpour?

Posted by: moon at August 22, 2007 09:05 PM | PERMALINK

As long as you don't ban "stuck on stupid" with regard to journalistas, I'm with you.

Posted by: Morris at August 25, 2007 10:27 AM | PERMALINK
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