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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,894 posts) Sat Jun 20, 2020, 02:42 PM Jun 2020

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"Tallahassee man hoping to be reunited with dog after being accidentally sold."

This is an excellent example of a bad headline. I hope the man gets his dog back and I hope the headline writers at WVLT get better at writing headlines.

https://www.wvlt.tv/2020/06/20/tallahassee-man-hoping-to-be-reunited-with-dog-after-being-accidentally-sold/

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"Tallahassee man hoping to be reunited with dog after being accidentally sold." (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 OP

Not just the headline, the entire story was poorly written. SharonClark Jun 2020 #1

Editor keeps job at newspaper after being used as toilet paper unblock Jun 2020 #2

LOL! The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #3

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)

1. Not just the headline, the entire story was poorly written.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 02:46 PM

Jun 2020

unblock

(52,373 posts)

2. Editor keeps job at newspaper after being used as toilet paper

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 02:50 PM

Jun 2020

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,894 posts)

3. LOL!

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 02:51 PM

Jun 2020

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