Spot the difference

Rather a major cock up by the Guardian this morning,spotted by Paul Waugh and corrected over two editions

The latest on Giles Coren and his battle with the subs

It is doing the rounds in cyberspace at the moment

Given that we have just finished a couple of sessions on the art of sub editing,

I was surprised to read the remarks of former Mirror supremo David Montgomerie

Chief executive of European newspaper giant Mecom David Montgomery has said that he sees far less need for the “twilight world” of sub-editing in today’s newspapers.
Speaking at the German embassy last night, the former Mirror Group chief executive spoke of the exciting long-term future print journalists can look forward to.
He said: “Never before has a journalist been able to reach out to their audience without intervention.
“Reporters out in the field can call up a page on their laptop and put copy straight onto the page without intervention.”
He added: “It means journalists can be freed from humdrum roles and the sub-editing culture can break down.”

(via Press Gazette)

Maybe I should just rip up by notes now