Headlines that editors probably wish they could take back
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Just can't believe that the WaPo let that headline survive without its having been slyly let through by at least one pair of sentient eyes. OTOH, I fully believe that no one in the editing chain at NYT saw anything amiss with either headline.
Or am I just a naive left-coaster with an aging sense of humor?
#1 Posted by Bel Campbell, CJR on Fri 1 Mar 2013 at 02:02 PM