News from the dead?

Margaret Thatcher passed away, and we heard the message repeated several times. Then comes a lead-in, "Here is Susie Reporter from London with the latest updates."  Really? Is she un-dead now?

KATU really needs to get their act together

"Wal-Mart fined $16 million in California for illegally dumping pharmaceuticals."  The anchor (Angelica) repeatedly said Wal-Mart. BUT the video is a shot of a Walgreens store. My brain was aching because the audio and video didn't match!
I was obviously in the camp that Wal-Mart was the culprit.  They had, after all, been fined two years ago for dumping hazardous waste in California ($27 million fine).
But no, it was Walgreen's that was caught this time.

Inappropriate violations

Reporter from KATU, regarding the hockey team's fines and sanctions:

The Winterhawks are in the penalty box for inappropriate violations of player benefits.

But gosh, I wanted to hear the rest of the story detailing which violations would be appropriate.

Non-reporter but TV c4^p

[TV commercial]:
"Hurry in because this limited time offer won't last long."

Redundancy (again!)

Mt. Angel man dies in fatal crash near Silverton

[From the Statesman-Journal, Saturday November 3, 2012.   The headline writer is just trying to be helpful, so you don't think a man died in a non-fatal crash.]

 

Another redundancy was a TV reporter, "...and you have to see this firsthand with your own eyes to really understand the extent..."  As opposed to seeing it secondhand with your own eyes? Or firsthand through someone else's eyes?

Happy cars

[At the re-opening of the West Linn / Oregon City Arch Bridge]
...and the cars you can see are enjoying it this morning.

Well we want happy cars, don't we? 

Even spell check would catch it

It's no secret that I think the local newspaper is crap. (There's a reason its nickname is the Urinal.) Here's an error that even an elementary school student would be able to spot: An article title that read...

"Oregon manufacturing could be boost economy"

Source: www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120708022