Comments on: Yellow journalism http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2006/09/21/yellow-journalism/ Keeping an eye on education Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve C. http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2006/09/21/yellow-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Steve C. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:33:49 +0000 http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2006/09/21/yellow-journalism/#comment-103 That's with every newspaper. Between, journalists and newscasters, they can all get it wrong. so we just need to be aware, and read into and through everything. OR.. as a good friend reminds me: Ignorance is Bliss. and when i find myself caught up in something I remember that phrase.,. That’s with every newspaper. Between, journalists and newscasters, they can all get it wrong. so we just need to be aware, and read into and through everything. OR.. as a good friend reminds me: Ignorance is Bliss.
and when i find myself caught up in something I remember that phrase.,.

]]> By: A Mom http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2006/09/21/yellow-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-100 A Mom Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:56:58 +0000 http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2006/09/21/yellow-journalism/#comment-100 Unfortunately, this is not the first time that The Journal News has run a headline that skews the meaning of an article about a school. Last year, I pointed out in a strongly worded letter to the editor that an article about my children's high school was unfair and dredged up inaccuracies about the school from years ago in the first two paragraphs—which appeared on the front page of the paper. On page 8, the article extolled the virtues of the school. The headline had absolutely nothing to do with the article at all. More unfortunately, although I sent the letter twice, it never was published. Perhaps the editors of The Journal News should review protocols of headlinewriting—or take another look at headlines and article content before the paper goes to press. It's unfortunate that this happened to Peekskill after it happened to our school. Not every article has to be a positive one. Unfortunately, negative words sell. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that The Journal News has run a headline that skews the meaning of an article about a school. Last year, I pointed out in a strongly worded letter to the editor that an article about my children’s high school was unfair and dredged up inaccuracies about the school from years ago in the first two paragraphs—which appeared on the front page of the paper. On page 8, the article extolled the virtues of the school. The headline had absolutely nothing to do with the article at all. More unfortunately, although I sent the letter twice, it never was published.

Perhaps the editors of The Journal News should review protocols of headlinewriting—or take another look at headlines and article content before the paper goes to press. It’s unfortunate that this happened to Peekskill after it happened to our school.

Not every article has to be a positive one. Unfortunately, negative words sell.

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