Friday Funnies: A correction of Biblical proportions
Should newspaper’s staff have checked copy more ‘Caerphilly’?
Funnies
Laughter is the best medicine and our regular round-up of press and media funnies aims to put a smile on the most downcast of faces.
From amusingly misspelt headlines to double-entendres of the first degree, we want to feature them on this page.
We used to round them up into collections of ‘Friday Funnies’ and these can still be viewed here, but we will now be publishing them individually both here and on the site homepage.
If you spot one, tell us about it at [email protected].
Friday Funnies: A story a day keeps the Turtle at Bay
Town’s restaurant opening attracts blanket coverage
Friday Funnies: What’s the name of our game?
NCTJ proves no-one immune from the odd literal
Friday Funnies: Weekly reveals police insect crackdown
Good news ahead of summer picnic season
Friday Funnies: Sports reporter avoids bum deal with football fan
Supporter pledged to get journalist’s name tattooed on body if team beat relegation
Friday Funnies: Police press release reveals generous ‘medicinal’ donation
Does force need to ‘weed’ out ambiguous headlines in future?
Friday Funnies: Breaking news – or just breaking wind?
Regional daily owns up to gas-tly mistake
Friday Funnies: Outrage at soap newspaper’s front page contempt
Detailed knowledge of McNae’s apparently not required to write for programme
Friday Funnies: Daily mistakes ex-staffer for disco pensioner
Mock-up photo used in farewell front page accidentally printed in spread
Funnies file: Generous weekly promotes rival’s social media channels
Spot the difference as websites carry almost identical stories
Fry-day Funnies: Is newspaper’s KFC story an attempt at ‘chick-bait’?
Newspaper publishes tale about discarded bag of fried chicken
‘Arrest feedback story not an April Fool’, says regional daily
Plus: Round-up of 1 April spoofs from across the regional press
Friday Funnies: Weekly’s headline is racing certainty
South Wales title hit by a touch of ‘dog bites man’ syndrome
Friday Funnies: Reader mistakes reporter for drug addict thief
Online commenter also criticses weekly journalist’s facial hair
Friday Funnies: Newspaper’s untimely blunder as refugees arrive
Picture-headline juxtaposition fails to match welcoming tone
Friday Funnies: Campaigners out of Yarm’s way despite weekly’s headline
Did web article about publicity stunt pull the wool over readers’ eyes?