by the Editors of the Columbia Journalism Review
The solemnity of the bimonthly Columbia Journalism Review is relieved by a page of typographical errors, unconscious ambiguities and double entendres that have crept into the nation's newspapers. This slight paperback collects some of the most amusing. Headlines are a favorite source, as in JUVENILE COURT TO TRY SHOOTING DEFENDANT, LESS MISHAPS THAN EXPECTED MAR HOLIDAY, SCIENTISTS ARE AT LOSS DUE TO BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA, TUNA BITING OFF WASHINGTON COAST and CHESTER MORRILL, 92, WAS FED SECRETARY. Among the snippets from articles: "With the exception of victimless crimes (which need not concern us here), every single crime committed in this nation of ours involves a victim." Such gaffes explain why editors gain weight and ulcers while losing hair, tempers and jobs. (Doubleday/Dolphin, $4.50 paperback)
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