Nick over at Extra MSG mentioned this PSU article today and I had to add my two cents worth.
In it, the student relied on the sage on-the-cheap foodie advice ‘if you can’t eat there for dinner, eat there at lunch’ (he missed the happy hour 411 for students of an older age - of which there are many at PSU).
Anyway, as Nick politely pointed out - and I am not-as-nicely mentioning - the author had one astounding error that undercut all of his credibility:
Two of my favorite lunchtime spots are Wildwood and Paley’s Place, both priced firmly outside of my price range at night. However, I can afford to eat at these places once or twice a month at lunch.
While I disagree with his recommendation of Wildwood, I would heartily side with the mention of Paley’s Place…if only they served lunch.
As a former journalism student and a blogger, I can understand the occasional dissemination of incorrect information. However, claiming that Paley’s was one of his favorite lunch spots - and implying he ate there once a month - is just a flat out lie! It’s disappointing and very misleading.
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Yeah, this is the sort of thing that keeps student papers from being real papers. I remember those days, having a deadline and putting enough BS down in under 30 minutes, just good enough that the editor would skim and accept it. I won’t be too harsh when a student newspaper has this sort of thing. But then when you see it in something like the Mercury, that’s pretty frustrating.
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