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Afghankush · Joined: 12 Aug 2010 Location: Seoul

Check out this Korea Times article. It has to be a low in journalism.
If it can be called that. It is like they gave an elementary school student
a crayon and asked him to scribble something on his desk.

'Super' Earth reported to exist

The existence of the earth�s siblings would be fresh to people.

There are planets very similar to Earth, including the new one
10 times bigger in size. The planet is called �Super Earth.�

Some have continents and oceans, too, as seen on Earth. There
is also an extremely dried one like Mars.

The other one which belongs to ocean planet is fully covered in
the water of ocean and is called Gliese 581C. No continents are
found in the middle of the water. The planet was discovered by
Michel Mayor and it revolves a very small fixed star with the other
two. It is 20 light years away and located in Libra.

Until March 2009, Gliese 518c was the smallest planet outside the
solar system. However, it was still super earth since it was five
times bigger than the earth. The wind of the planet would be the
same as the one of the earth since it has white clouds up in its
blue sky.

The weather of 518c is perfect as its sky is always blue. There is
also no need of weather forecast since the sun is always in the same
spot.

If the above writer got paid for that piece of crap. I'm sure my cat could
also make a pretty good income submitting articles for this paper. They
would have to supply a cat box under the desk though.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/09/182_73107.html

IlIlNine · Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo

Pot. Black.

DorkothyParker · Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Location: Jeju

I agree, this piece of writing is atrocious. I would say this falls just below the level of writing in my HS newspaper. However, I think it would be on-par with my Middle School's publication.

This gives me confidence to do a bit of freelance work.

" The wind of the planet would be the
same as the one of the earth since it has white clouds up in its
blue sky."

Wait, what color is the sky again?

"The weather of 518c is perfect as its sky is always blue."

Oh, right. Thanks.

Koreadays · Joined: 20 May 2008

It's hard to find good help these days Laughing

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

Are terrible articles like these published in the hard copy as well?

BTW, if you want more, check out these recent blog posts on Dokdo Is
Ours:
http://dokdoisours.blogspot.com/2010/09/korea-times-youre-shitting-me-right.html
http://dokdoisours.blogspot.com/2010/08/meet-korea-times-copy-editor-and-korea.html

nukeday · Joined: 13 May 2010

balzor · Joined: 14 Feb 2009

hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

all you got to know is the kt has been rerunning articles from weekly world news

remember the "aliens in africa" article? think it was mentioned here

Globutron · Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Location: England/Anyang

It's not even true. There is no evidence whatsoever that there is even *any* water on that planet... Let alone the colour of its skies and existence of clouds.

The only true part is the nickname - given to all planets around the same size.

Jane · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

BaldTeacher · Joined: 02 Feb 2010

HAHAHAHHAH the way that's worded is just like how they talk in real time!

tomato · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:52 pm Post subject:

Can you write any better in Korean?

Theme · Joined: 06 Jun 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids Iowa

One of my first co-workers - in 1995 said the same thing to me when I commented on an article in the English paper in Korea at that time.

It doesn't change a thing - Tomato, the English article is still poorly written.

I live with a Korean woman, just like I suspect you do. This is not an attack on the Korean people. But when you write a newspaper, you will be held to certain standards.

But getting back to your point-if I were writing a Korean newspaper I would have my girlfriend, or some other Korean edit my stories.

That also reminds me of some Filipino singers who I met in Andong in 1995 during my first year in Korea. They were great singers who could sing the most recent Korean songs well. But they made the comment that they do not want to learn to speak the language.

Then during that time, Monica, my supervisor was talking about how some non-Koreans spoke the language so well.

What I wanted to say to her , but didn�t is that many people here don�t even want to learn her language fluently. But although it was her habit to butt into any conversation around her, it was not mine, so I did not say anything.