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Interesting headline

PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:24 pm
by Roach
Here's the headline on the Associated Press version of the story:

"Ex-Notre Dame coach Doherty takes over at SMU"

OK, so it says who got the job. My problem with it is the "Ex-Notre Dame" part. If they want to use his past to identify Coach Doherty, great. BUT HOW DOES THE FOCUS CENTER ON HIS NOTRE DAME TENURE INSTEAD OF SOMETHING UNC-RELATED?

Confusing.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:27 pm
by mr. pony
Any national story with 'SMU' in it will confuse most folks.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:27 pm
by smu diamond m
several better versions -- MJ teammate takes over at smu, etc...

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:09 am
by Roach
Even better was the headline splashed across the top of the Daily Campus:

"SMU names Doherty as basketball"

Now, because there's some empty space on either end of the headline, I'm guessing they blew up the headline and it got a little too big, so it dropped the word "coach" at the end. But damn, it's funny. :lol: :lol: :lol:

"I'm Steve Orsini, and I'd like to announce that Matt Doherty is a basketball."

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:08 am
by SMUltimedia
For the record: That was the managing editor's mistake, not Haake's, who wrote the story. This is why the DC can't retain editors longer than a semester.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:05 pm
by Weir
Image

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:32 pm
by couch 'em
Aren't headlines supposed to be capitalized?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:38 pm
by RGV Pony
Weir wrote:Image


Strange that, according to the DC, Doherty was called a basketball. Maybe it's not a good picture? :lol:

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:41 pm
by KnuckleStang
couch 'em wrote:Aren't headlines supposed to be capitalized?


Actually, I don't think so.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:45 pm
by CalallenStang
couch 'em wrote:Aren't headlines supposed to be capitalized?


Editor's discretion.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:56 pm
by mrydel
couch 'em wrote:Aren't headlines supposed to be capitalized?


If it were Doherty might just be a Basket.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:03 pm
by Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex
Weir wrote:Image


At least they put basketball and not something like basketcase.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:25 pm
by PonyPride
CalallenStang wrote:
couch 'em wrote:Aren't headlines supposed to be capitalized?


Editor's discretion.
Yup -- different publications have different styles. The DMN, for instance, doesn't capitalize except for the first word of a headline and proper names. One of the New York papers (I think it's the Wall Street Journal, but it might be the NYTimes) capitalizes EVERY letter.

PonyFans.com, for what it's worth, does not capitalize on our feature stories except for the first word and proper names.