Sunday, September 14, 2008

COPY IT CORRECTLY

Editors at the Guardian, when you want to copy a story from the international media, do it properly nah!

Here is your version of a story on Hurricane Ike's passage through Houston, Texas which was published in your Saturday edition.
First paragraph: "HOUSTON-Hurricane Ike bore down on the heart of the US energy industry yesterday, leaving most production idled and threatening a fifth of the nation’s refining capacity with howling winds and a wall of high-water."

And here is the first paragraph of the version which appeared in the UK Guardian's online edition on Friday: "HOUSTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Ike bore down on the heart of the U.S. oil sector in Texas on Friday, leaving energy production idled and threatening nearly a quarter of the nation's refining capacity with howling winds and a possible 20-foot (6-meter) wall of water."