Copy Edit the World-Set #1: 1/21 - 2/21

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Here are some media typos/grammar mistakes I've found and their corrections.

1. On page 7 of Section S/Viet Mercury of the Jan. 24, 2009 edition of the San Jose Mercury News is a small text and photo ad for a future presentation "The Climate Project": the word "carbonfootprint" should be "carbon footprint".
   
2. On the top of page 3 of the January 2009 edition of the Cypress Older Adult Sevice Center Newsletter the word "there" should be "their".
3. Below: on Jan. 27, the Yahoo News Web site ran this article under the U.S. news category. The journalist used the word "ex-wire" instead of "ex-wife" in the 25th paragraph. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090127/ap_on_re_us/bodies_found
   
4. Below: on Feb. 4 an AP story was published on the Comcast Music Web site about a bait and switch tactic used to sell Bruce Springsteen tickets. In the first paragraph the word "them" actually identifies the tickets, not the ticket buyers. Though the writing could be tighter, simply removing the word "them" would save space and correct the grammar. Springsteen fans cry foul after Ticketmaster snub