b3ta.com links
You are not logged in. Login or Signup
Home » links » Link 1379525 | Random (Thread)

This is a normal post (a) How many words did each post contain?
(b) How many words were written by the newspapers reporting them (including headlines but not including direct quotes)?

I would sugggest that the ratio of (b) to (a) might be weighed against the phrase 'verbatim reporting', and the latter come out wanting.
 (I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Fri 29 Apr 2016, 12:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post In the same way many people conflate 'Israel' with 'The Jews'
you're conflating reportage with comment. Newspapers would be pretty thin without the latter.
 (I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 29 Apr 2016, 12:18, , Reply)