Sunday, May 31, 2009

Gimme rewrite!

Two headlines in the Friday print edition that the Press Republican wishes it had back:
First,
Area student falls short at National Bee
Sheesh, Leo Lee just misses making the national semifinals (and getting some face time on ESPN), he's only in sixth grade, and the hed makes him sound like a disappointment. Any idea how hard it is to get as far as he did? Give the kid a break. Heck, give him a medal. (Besides, "Area student..." ventures dangerously into Onion territory.)
Then there was this one, about the Denver basketball coach:
Karl won't rein in his Nuggets
Eewww.

ht/tg