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| From | Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Dave Cockrum |
| Date | Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:17:31 -0600 |
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They were probably trying to let people know that he remained dedicated
to his profession to the end, but it definitely didn't come out that way.
Then again, the state of news copy in this country is appalling. One of
my stories today began with ‘A man in Harvey has dead in an explosion.’
>grunt< Obviously I am re-writing that one before I air it.
-Farrar Hudkins
©1979-2006
zoogang@cox.net wrote:
> I read that on CNN online. I was a big Cockrum fan back in the day. He was supremely talented.
>
> The headline on CNN was, I thought, in really bad taste:
>
> "X-Men illustrator dies in Superman pajamas."
>
> And the lead for the story was even worse:
>
> COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) -- Wearing Superman pajamas and covered with his Batman blanket, comic book illustrator Dave Cockrum died Sunday.
>
> I understand that catchy headlines and leads get people to read stories, and I'm not saying that what he was wearing wasn't a relevant point to bring up in the story, but that headline and lead suggest that Cockrum was crazy, when in fact, he was a victim of ongoing problems relating to diabetes.
>
> All I'm saying is, Cockrum is somebody's husband and son, and this is no way to treat him with respect.
>
> Alan
> Pure Pop
> buhdge
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