Showing posts with label GlobalTV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GlobalTV. Show all posts

Thursday, November 7, 2013

I wonder if the writer survived this error

Sometimes on Survivor, when the participants are speaking quietly, captions will appear for the viewers. In this case, from the episode that aired on October 30, the caption featured a misspelling of embarrassing. This isn't real-time captioning, and is therefore inexcusable. Click the image to enlarge it.

Friday, March 6, 2009

SEX ASSUALT

-- Global BC's Morning News on March 5, 2009

The local media continues to assault unsuspecting words.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

LIVE: CALGARY

-- Global BC's Noon News Hour, Wednesday May 14 2008

Correction: LIVE: CRANBROOK. Near the end of the video the error is corrected. From Calgary to Cranbrook in less than thirty seconds?! Inconceivable! This is the first video on Detected Errors.

Monday, May 5, 2008

AQUITTED

-- Global BC's News Hour, Friday May 2 2008

Correction: Acquitted. I believe this was their second or third story, so it's very likely that thousands of viewers would have seen this inexcusable error. But, how many of the viewers noticed the spelling mistake? That's the problem: the average viewer is prone to accept what they see on a reputable news program to be the truth. The average viewer may not need to write the word acquitted any time soon, but when they do, will they spell it without a c? Or, unlike Global, will they first do a spellcheck? Or even crack open a dictionary?

Saturday, March 29, 2008

last seen

"He was last seen when leaving a voicemail on a relative's cell phone."
-- Said by an anchor on Global's Noon News Hour, Saturday March 29th 2008

Very slim chance that the anchor means that someone saw him making a phone call, so shouldn't it be, He was last heard from when... I like how they call Saturday's noon news, Noon News Hour, when it's only half an hour long.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Vicitm Identified

Vicitm Identified
-- screen headline on Global BC's Noon News Hour, Monday February 11th 2008