Oh, come on, Newsweek

Copy-paste oops? Did ya read it before you posted?

Drones are no longer reserved for reserved for DIY enthusiasts. Here are 5 drones to consider for #BlackFriday https://t.co/H62NfJq6Fp

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 27, 2015

A Third Percent?

Was a half, now a third percent. I think they meant it went from half to a third. Happily, lots of other people called Newsweek out on this, too.

In the 1980s, alcohol was involved in more than half of Thanksgiving traffic fatalities. Now its a third percent https://t.co/SEfsEu3Amp

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 26, 2015

They've deleted the tweet and updated it:

In the 1980s, alcohol was involved in more than half of Thanksgiving traffic fatalities. Now it's down to one third https://t.co/SEfsEulbKZ

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 26, 2015

Who was pregnant?

The pastor's wife was pregnant, not the pastor. This should be "the pastor's pregnant wife".

Cops make an arrest in the murder of a pregnant pastor's wife in Indiana. At 6:15 what we know about the suspect. #UpWith7

— WHIOTV (@whiotv) November 23, 2015

Sadly, it was AP's fault. I'm sure the local station just copied it:

BREAKING: Indianapolis police arrest man in killing of pregnant pastor's wife during home invasion.

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 23, 2015

Misleading title and context

"no family members stepped forward to make funeral arrangements" is very different than "no records of living family members could be found". The title and original statement make it sound like his family didn't care, which is not the case if you read the article.

People gathered to say goodbye to a veteran after no family members stepped forward to make funeral arrangements. https://t.co/UoZMy837eg

— WUSA9 (@wusa9) November 19, 2015

Too Much Coffee?

This is so sad it's almost funny. I make these mistakes all the time, but I don't send before I correct them, and I'm not a News agency.

Thanks fo rth einfo So Sorry fo rth edrive! pic.twitter.com/zgVpHFCuI2

— Julie Wright (@thejuliewright) November 19, 2015

How Does A Pedestrian Crash?

Okay, this may be news-speak with which I am not familiar, but how does a pedestrian crash? I assume (!) they mean a crash involving a pedestrian.

Pedestrian crash 118 @ Aircraft Dr police on the scene #MDTraffic pic.twitter.com/1lry9te6FI

— Julie Wright (@thejuliewright) November 19, 2015

Again vs Against

Once again, not once against. Come on, Newsweek - it's only 11 words to review before you hit Send.

"Once against we've seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians"—President Obama on #ParisAttacks https://t.co/RYEzg9Dq2t

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 13, 2015

Reportedly

It's reportedly. He had reportedly taken ...

Coroner: Nick Cave's teenage son reported had taken LSD before cliff fall https://t.co/reTMzDy0Oj pic.twitter.com/xjFiDjlE59

— UPI.com (@UPI) November 11, 2015

Wow, two in a row

Must be the same person writing these. "Holidays" is plural, not possessive. Lose the apostrophe.

Want to impress your guests with gold cupcakes for the holiday's? Find out how on #GMW with @heirloomdc pic.twitter.com/irpcvmYOsw

— ABC7News (@ABC7News) November 10, 2015

Holidays are not possessive

"Holidays" is not possessive here. Lose the apostrophe.

Holiday's can be both fun and stress free! Check out @heirloomdc holiday decor on #GMW pic.twitter.com/TfJiwkK9Jz

— ABC7News (@ABC7News) November 10, 2015

Oh, AP, So Disappointed

It's a 2-day event, but it's 2 days of auctions (no hyphen). AP, you're better than this. C'mon.

Rare blue diamond expected to fetch up to $55 million in 2-days of jewelry auctions in Geneva: https://t.co/c3sT4hQYky

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 9, 2015

To dash or not?

He is only four years old, but he is a four-year-old boy. Lose the dashes/hyphens since it's not followed by a noun..

Peyton is only four-years-old but is battling a rare form of Leukemia. https://t.co/3vyTlXROLD

— WUSA9 (@wusa9) November 6, 2015

What About Them?

Are they closing?

A company that's been in Dayton for more than a century. The impact on jobs coming up at 6:20 a.m.

— WHIOTV (@whiotv) November 6, 2015

Lost & Found

You're lost, then you're found. It's not a difficult concept.

A boy found missing for more than a decade has been found. More coming up at 6:20 a.m. #upwith7

— WHIOTV (@whiotv) November 5, 2015

Ex-husbands Splitting Up?

Her ex-husbands are talking about splitting up? That's how I first read this. Turns out her exes are talking about her recent split from her current husband. How about "talk about her latest split"?

Halle Berry's ex-husbands talk split https://t.co/FqgkmuDlcM pic.twitter.com/6XAsZBduee

— WLWT.com (@WLWT) November 4, 2015

Eh?

Partents ... should be parents. A brief review of the typed words would have caught that.

A warning for partents: Check your kid's soft drinks. Coming up at 5:15 the drink that could cause problems. #UpWith7

— WHIOTV (@whiotv) November 3, 2015

Get Your Tenses Right

Four people were murdered - past tense. Only 13 words you needed to review.

The Northwest DC home where four people were murder is up for sale. https://t.co/KrUNpPoNv5 pic.twitter.com/E7UQXiDqec

— WUSA9 (@wusa9) November 3, 2015