{"product_id":"romps-tots-and-boffins-the-strange-language-of-news-hardcover","title":"Romps, Tots and Boffins: The Strange Language of News - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Hutton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny and irreverent annotated collection of \"journalese\"--words, phrases, clich s, and sacred cows beloved by newspapers but never used by anyone else. This \"bumper crop\" of examples is sure to \"fuel controversy.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eAnyone who has picked up a paper has read journalese--words and phrases that are only found in newspapers. Without them, how would intrepid journalists be able to describe a world in which late-night revelers go on booze-fueled rampages, or where troubled stars lash out in foul-mouthed tirades? When Rob Hutton began collecting examples of journalese online, he provoked a \"Twitter storm,\" and was \"left reeling\" by the \"bumper crop\" of examples that \"flooded in.\" He realized that phrases which started as shorthand to help readers have become a dialect which is often meaningless or vacuous to non-journalese speakers. In a courageous attempt both to wean journalists off their journalese habit, and provide elucidation for the rest of us, this book catalogs the highs and lows of this strange language, celebrating the best examples (\"test-tube baby,\" \"mad cow disease\"), and condemning the worst (\"rant,\" \"snub,\" \"sirs\"). It will be a \"must-read\" \"page-turner\" that may \"cause a stir\" or even \"spark\" \"tough new rules\" in newsrooms.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Hutton\u003c\/b\u003e has been the UK political correspondent for Bloomberg since 2004; previously, he worked at \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.3 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770007978272,"sku":"9781909653436","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e8359eafc0c369845e1a3194a53ad1dd.webp?v=1780362373","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/romps-tots-and-boffins-the-strange-language-of-news-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}