Perhaps so, but I agree. Why has it gotten so hard to find a simple, well written sentence in today's world of online news? I can't imagine what will have happened to our kids’ ability to communicate in writing after another 10 years of texting, IM, etc.
I worked for a major daily newspaper until just a few years ago. The penalty for that kind of headline was severe. People would lose their job if it managed to get into print like that. They had a newsroom newsletter published by the copy editors, called “The Hell Box” and they would show examples of some of the more serious things that almost made it to print. They were also good about handing out kudos for good catches too. There was a monthly prize for the best headline!
‘I can’t imagine what will have happened to our kids’ ability to communicate in writing after another 10 years of texting’
I’ve been working in post secondary education for the last 35 years and the literacy rate has steadily been in a death spiral for most of that time. Texting is a bad behavior for sure but it starts in our schools and homes. I could rant on about it for hours. Ignorance will destroy us.