"O" No!

Proofreader alert! When baseball’s Washington Nationals took to the field on Friday, the team’s name was spelt incorrectly on two of the player’s jerseys. The uniforms of Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn featured a large “Natinals” across the chest.

The mistake was soon discovered and by the fourth inning both players had changed into uniforms with correct spelling.

A missing “O?” This culd happen t anyne!

J-Schools Adapt to Digital Media

On Sunday, The New York Times featured a profile on how journalism schools are dealing with, and adapting to, the fact that digital media is forever changing the traditional media landscape. The story mentions how one professor realized his “Business of Journalism” course was nothing more than a history lesson in desperate need of revision.

Contrary to the recent doom and gloom, however, the article reports how some institutions are proactively meeting the challenge, which could perhaps be summed up in these six words: Click here to read the story.

All the Ads That Fit We Print

The line between editorial content and advertising content just got a little blurrier. On Thursday, The Los Angeles Times ran a front-page ad that looked an awful lot like a front-page story. Like many other print organizations, the Tribune Company, which owns the paper, is experiencing financial woes. Still, many find this latest move questionable. Read the NY Times report here.