Despite my best efforts, it looks as though my recent e-mail to Dayton's WHIO-TV
will go unanswered. So I guess I have no choice but to share my
original message with the faithful readers of greeklish.org so I can be
certain that someone has laid eyes upon my gentle critique of the Miami
Valley's leader in local news. (Incidentally, the official slogan
of WHIO-TV is “Coverage You Can Count On.” Shouldn’t it
be something like “Coverage on Which You Can Count” instead? Am I being
too picky?)From: (my account)@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 20, 2006 9:49 PM
Subject: writing
To: 7online@whiotv.com
To Whom it May Concern:
Regarding this story:
http://www.whiotv.com/news/8134364/detail.html
…and, more specifically, this sentence:
"DAYTON, Ohio -- Authorities said a woman sitting in a vehicle with a man suddenly catches fire, jumps out and starts rolling on the ground."
Does your station employ any editors or proofreaders these days? I mean, really…The above statement is barely coherent. These kinds of mistakes are repeated time and again on your website and your newscasts. I am not an English major or a journalism student, but I know awful, awful writing when I see it. It would be really nice if you folks would approach basic story elements like grammar and sentence structure with a bit more care, especially when the subject matter is so gravely serious.
Sincerely,
(Mike)
