It’s happened, at some time or the other, to all of us: a disaster caused by cut-and-paste.
This one, on ibnlive.com, is a howler beyond the normal.
One of the 1993 blasts accused dies in hospital, and ibnlive duly reports on the incident. I reproduce two paragraphs from the story:
"Gangster Ejaz Pathan, prime accused in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case Ejaz Pathan died at J J hospital in Mumbai on Friday.
One-time associate of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, Pathan died of a clot in his brain."
This one, on ibnlive.com, is a howler beyond the normal.
One of the 1993 blasts accused dies in hospital, and ibnlive duly reports on the incident. I reproduce two paragraphs from the story:
"Gangster Ejaz Pathan, prime accused in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case Ejaz Pathan died at J J hospital in Mumbai on Friday.
One-time associate of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, Pathan died of a clot in his brain."
That’s obviously new copy, and forget the erroneous and redundant insertion of Ejaz Pathan before the word “died”. That’s a howler, too, but not too bad.
At the bottom of the SAME story, a cut-and-paste job:
"Pathan, extradited from Dubai four years ago, suffered from a blood clot in his brain and will undergo surgery on June 26. The government has sanctioned Rs 2.5 lakh for the operation, the court was informed on Thursday."
So, according to the cut-and-paste devil, the unfortunate dead man will undergo surgery ten days from now.
1 comment:
Most copy, including editorials, of English newspapers in India online woefully lack any form of proof-reading. TOI is particularly distressing to read both in content and quality. I wonder if this is the beginning of the 'dumbing down' of India, as it has happened in the UK, or is the acronym TOI now to be known as Tabloid of India?
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