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15 Times “Filler Text” Became a Journalist’s Worst Enemy

Dennis G. Jerz / 13 Aug 2013

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It doesn’t happen often but when filler text is left and actually makes the printed edition, it’s a big, public embarrassment.

Guess the rule of thumb is – always, always, always, always, always double check your headlines.

They don’t call it dummy text for nothing. —15 Times “Filler Text” Become a Journalist’s Worst Enemy.

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One thought on “15 Times “Filler Text” Became a Journalist’s Worst Enemy”

  1. sipai says:
    13 Aug 2013 at 5:03 pm

    RT @DennisJerz: 15 Times “Filler Text” Became a Journalist’s Worst Enemy (Blah blah blah, tweet txt goes here) http://t.co/ttFvuAKcE0

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