Jason Burke, for The Guardian wrote:Perhaps the ugliest character in the Star Wars bar for extremists that Afghanistan has become is Islamic State’s “Khorasan Province”

Popbitch wrote: A common source of in-joking in tabloid journalism is byline hijacking: where unsuspecting hacks will find their names attached to stories they had no hand in writing on very specific, tell-tale topics.

For example, the office pervert might regularly find themselves getting credited on stories about dogging, pornography or saddle-sniffing. The office caner will, from time to time, be listed next to stories about booze, drugs or record-breaking snow-storms.

sparky wrote: Wed Aug 18, 2021 10:59 am That’s a plausible sorrow. I imagine a lack of proofreading would take some of the spice out of one of the classic journo games.

Popbitch wrote: A common source of in-joking in tabloid journalism is byline hijacking: where unsuspecting hacks will find their names attached to stories they had no hand in writing on very specific, tell-tale topics.

For example, the office pervert might regularly find themselves getting credited on stories about dogging, pornography or saddle-sniffing. The office caner will, from time to time, be listed next to stories about booze, drugs or record-breaking snow-storms.

sparky wrote: Wed Aug 18, 2021 4:52 am In an article on Afghanistan, a description stopped me:

Jason Burke, for The Guardian wrote:Perhaps the ugliest character in the Star Wars bar for extremists that Afghanistan has become is Islamic State’s “Khorasan Province”

The phrase is silly, I am surprised it made it through editing, but I am happy it exists.