13-07-2023, 10:03 PM
(13-07-2023, 09:56 PM)steve Wrote: For a couple of minutes on the BBC live text just before 6pm yesterday, they announced the unnamed presenter was Huw Ewards.I mean, in this day-and-age it surely isn't that difficult to design a piece of graphics software that includes spellcheck and is able to do a 'do you want to live this' flag anytime it spots a typo. But, then again, I assumed it'd be quite easy to create a system that allows you to give web pages ticker-friendly alternate headlines and use that to create an automated news ticker, so what do I know.
The standard of proofing across the board at the BBC leaves a lot to be desired at the moment.