The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Out on a Limb
“Analysis: Mideast Peace Deal Seems Far Off”–headline, Associated Press, July 29
Why Do Bad Things Always Happen to Her?
“April was an unusual, if not the cruelest, month for New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson, who in September will mark two years on the job. On Monday afternoon, April 15, Abramson–who, at 59, is the first woman to serve as top editor in the Times’ 160-year history–had barely begun savoring the four Pulitzer Prizes that her staff had just won (this year’s biggest haul, by far, for any journalistic outlet) when the Boston Marathon bombings occurred.”–Lloyd Grove, TheDailyBeast.com, July 31
Other Than That, the Story Was Accurate
“Alas, the biter bit. A correction attempting to spell the village of Bosherston in Pembrokeshire, originally referred to in the paper as Boshington, was misspelled as Bosherton (Corrections and clarifications, 27 July, page 40).”–Guardian (London), July 29
They’re Waiting for Men Who Ask for Directions
“Where Are All the Women Directors?”–headline, Daily Telegraph (London), July 31
Note: The excerpts above are from the July 30 & 31st BOTW Archives. For more “Best of the Web” click here and look for the “Best of the Web Today” link in the middle column below “Today’s Columnists.
