Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Terse
It's well known that terse writing takes more skill than verbose. Twitter puts the truism to the test. Most journalists fail, but one anonymous local writer at KXLY has a real knack for fitting it all into 140.
A couple of items from today:
Idaho couple holds fundraiser for daughter who they said has leukemia. The problem is the girl never had leukemia.
Man shoots shotgun @ bulletproof glass, confirms it's bulletproof. Ricocheted shotgun pellets confirm he's not.
Those are just plain elegant, damn near poetic.
¶ 1:23 PM
A couple of items from today:
Idaho couple holds fundraiser for daughter who they said has leukemia. The problem is the girl never had leukemia.
Man shoots shotgun @ bulletproof glass, confirms it's bulletproof. Ricocheted shotgun pellets confirm he's not.
Those are just plain elegant, damn near poetic.
¶ 1:23 PM
