Hitler also gives good Giles Coren

Chief sub’s office, the Times… it’s all downhill from there. Brilliant.

Why the world needs subs 2

An interview on the lovely OJB Online Journalism Blog threw up this little beauty in an interview with Gary Knight, editor of Rethink-Dispatches.com:

“I think MySpace and YouTube are not the media, nor are bloggers. They are the 21st century equivalent of Hyde Park Corner and youth clubs…”

Er, am I missing something? Hyde Park Corner is traffic intersection and the home of a big fat arch. I’m thinking he means Speakers’ Corner, which is a bit further north up Park Lane. If he didn’t and I missed the point, the point needs explanation. If not, another notch for the subs team.

Why the world needs subs 1

Recently there was an online debate about why reporters don’t write their own headlines. Various reasons were put forward (read some of ‘em here), with one reporter saying:

So they’ll spend money an extra staff member instead?

What can I say? How about a headline suggestion: Missing word proves point

I’m not blaming the writer – for who but a sub subs themselves on the internet, and to be honest, it’s my day job so I can’t be bothered either? But does any reporter get rankled when people assume they can do their job just because they speak English and read newspapers? That said, I can report – because I trained and worked as one, AND THEN became a sub. So, nerr!