Can someone please show rte journalists how to use a spellchecker?

Zapy

Given their status as 'Ireland's national public service media', is it too much to ask that their content is proof read for spelling and grammar before publishing? Or at least hit the spellchecker button like the rest of us.

Here are some examples from the main banner headline last night...

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0507/1217556-coronavirus-ireland/

'Dr Holohan also said business owners and employers have a duty of care to their staff to ensure they reopen esponsibly to mitigate the risk of Covid-19'

'Dr Glynn said that the number of patients in hospital in declining'

Is a basic ability to construct a sentence in english no longer a requirement when working as a journalist in rte?

Wanderer78

Zapy wrote:

Is a basic ability to construct a sentence in english no longer a requirement when applying for a role as a journalist in rte?

U dnot ce de porpeml derre!

Harry Palmr

Not an RTE problem. A problem of all media outlets now.

There are no sub-editors to catch errors in submitted work now so it's left to the consumer to point out errors some of which might be corrected.

Wanderer2010

Or tell the researchers to do their job properly. Thursday night they ran a piece about the man charged with killing that elderly man with an axe and they put up the WRONG PICTURE of the suspect, literally a completely different person who had absolutely nothing to do with the murder. And to make it worse the guy in the picture was with his son, so they put this picture up on the national news, named him incorrectly and basically took his good name away in front of the whole country..
They had to apologize at the end of the show but they are fcuked now. That guy will sue them for false accusations, negligence and trauma from being falsely accused of such a heinous crime. I hope he gets thousands from them..idiots.

NIMAN

Didn't you hear, you aren't allowed to challenge people on spelling any more.

Wanderer78

NIMAN wrote: »

Didn't you hear, you aren't allowed to challenge people on spelling any more.

desis i8 nutru

Capt'n Midnight

The Grauniad is what Private Eye call The Guardian because of all the typo's

magick

Bad English they do!

silliussoddius

Unpossible

McGinniesta

RTE are still waiting on news of the titanic

Ish66

And while you're at it, Teach Morning Ireland presenters how to read the bleedin clock. They are always getting the time wrong by an Hour ffs !:mad:

dxhound2005

Should be Spelling Checker.

branie2

It would be a great idea

JustAThought

Someone tell the Irish Times about it too. Shambles.

Zapy

Zapy wrote: »

Given their status as 'Ireland's national public service media', is it too much to ask that their content is proof read for spelling and grammar before publishing? Or at least hit the spellchecker button like the rest of us.

Here are some examples from the main banner headline last night...

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0507/1217556-coronavirus-ireland/

'Dr Holohan also said business owners and employers have a duty of care to their staff to ensure they reopen esponsibly to mitigate the risk of Covid-19'

'Dr Glynn said that the number of patients in hospital in declining'

Is a basic ability to construct a sentence in english no longer a requirement when working as a journalist in rte?

Jesus Wept
Get over it

So you don’t make mistakes at your job?

growleaves

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Not an RTE problem. A problem of all media outlets now.

There are no sub-editors to catch errors in submitted work now so it's left to the consumer to point out errors some of which might be corrected.

In fairness though daily newspapers have always had typos. The Guardian was infamous for typology errors.

It would be more serious in a weekly or monthly publication or a printed book.

iffandonlyif

Deleted User wrote: »

Jesus Wept
Get over it

So you don’t make mistakes at your job?

It's the news website of the national broadcaster. It's hardly unreasonable to expect proper spelling.

Harry Palmr

Ish66 wrote: »

And while you're at it, Teach Morning Ireland presenters how to read the bleedin clock. They are always getting the time wrong by an Hour ffs !:mad:

Aine Lawlor was just terrible for this.

elefant

Zapy wrote: »

Is a basic ability to construct a sentence in english no longer a requirement when working as a journalist in rte?

They're clearly able to construct proper sentences. These are just single letter typos.

An Ri rua

God be with the days when RTE journalists hailed from upper middle class estates. Like the Right Honourable Charles Mitchell.
When they studied Greek and Latin at school.
Not hurling and 'The Snapper'.
Dreadful business, allowing these miscreants anywhere near a public announcement system. Dear oh dear.

4Ad

And tell them how to pronounce Safety (safe-tee)
Not Saferty (safer-tee)..
Drives me mad...