Comments on: House style killing US newspapers?

By: Drew B

Drew B — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Very interesting point Mike.
Very interesting point Mike. I’d hate to have to sift through copy like that in a paper. Does this link to The Guardian and BBC Online’s popularity abroad too do you think?

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

DrewB – Hard to know, but I
DrewB – Hard to know, but I dare say the punchier British style has something to do with it.

By: Deborah Bonello

Deborah Bonello — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Mike – totally agree
Hey Mike – totally agree with you on never having enough time. Isn’t that what The Week is trying to tap into in the UK – it’s a weekly magazine that’s a press roundup. I used to subscribe but cancelled it because then I hardly had time to read THAT either!!

By: Shafqat

Shafqat — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I went to pick up my
I went to pick up my newspaper from my front porch this morning. The sun was shining, the grass blades flickering in the wind. I stood there thinking; pondering. Until I realized, you’re absolutely bloody right Mike. If mainstream media (especally US) havent realized that their audience wants to go straight to the point and that we have our BS filters turned up high, they are sadly clueless. Lets try a quick empirical study. I’ll compare the same piece of news coverage accross a few US and UK news sources. Lets see who gets to the point in the fewest number of words, with the least amount of crap. Will post results on my blog (with trackback of course).

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