Review article
PRINTING ERRORS: A CONSEQUENCE OF NEGLIGENCE, IGNORANCE, OR DESIGN?
Stjepan Malović
Abstract
Nothing is more prone to errors than newspapers. Croatian newspapers (dailies, magazines and a few journals) were studied during a several-month period in 1997. The review is not comprehensive, nor have all the pages been scanned, since this would require a sort of analysis for which there were no necessary funds nor researchers. Nevertheless, the picture of the typical newspaper errors is all-inclusive. The errors which are a result of haste, hard working conditions and obsolete technology are bearable and excusable. However, flagrant carelessness shows disrespect for readers and the profession. Even worse is ignorance. Journalism is advancing fast, but there are certain well-known basics which can be easily learned. There is no excuse for ignorance-based errors, as there is no justification for a surgeon who would — due to ignorance — amputate a healthy instead of a diseased leg. But, what to say about the intentional, deliberate distortion of facts? It is unforgivable not to inform the public about the opinions of the president or the Governor of National Bank or to give a true dimension to a crime. This is the dark side of Croatian journalism which may be rectified by educated professionals who respect the rules of the profession and whose primary concern are not ideological connotations and drifts.
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Hrčak ID:
33574
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Publication date:
3.3.1998.
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