Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Journalism
I read an article on bbc.com this morning called 'How knitting became cool'. Oddly, I can see it on my iPad, but can't find it on my computer, so I can't give a link. Of course I'm delighted that knitting is cool. But why, I wonder, would they put a photograph of a crocheted garment in an article about knitting? Then I read this sentence and almost had apoplexy: 'crochet (a technique used with one knitting needle as opposed to two)....'. Dear BBC, crochet and knitting are two different crafts. Their only connection is that they both use thread of some sort. The interesting thing is that whenever I know a little about a subject, I realise how careless journalists can be with the details. Which makes me wonder what fallacies I absorb about the subjects I know nothing about!
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I agree, Jane! I'm often amazed at some of the drivel I read or hear on newsfeeds. Years ago there was a commercial here for Quilted Northern bathroom tissue. Cartoon figures were sitting around a quilting frame moving knitting needles around... ridiculous! My mom actually wrote the company, as did many others, to point out their foolish mistake. Whatever happened to research?
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn’t think it was difficult to check these things out would you. Run it past a knitter or quilter!
DeleteIs this the link you were looking for, Jane? I see what you mean - talking about knitting and then showing crochet!!!!! Plonkers.
ReplyDeleteToday it is all about "breaking news" - who has the time! Although for a published article, it is sheer carelessness and ineptitude! And to think today's journos have Google and wiki to quick-reference several resources.
ReplyDeleteThe first part of the article was lifted straight from Wikipedia.
DeleteOuch ;-P Hence, multiple sources :-D
DeleteAh yes! As my son says, "Welcome to my world." Whenever I play a wedding or funeral (memorial, remembrance, ...whatever!) I almost always get some well meaning soul asking if I like playing the piano. If I'm in a snotty mood I'm sorely tempted to answer, "I don't know, but I like playing the organ." I make a good attempt to remember they are just trying to communicate. Sometimes I even manage to gently educate them while listening to their tentative thoughts. Sometime my world is exhausting!
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