PDX to JAX wrote:

I am having a hard time reading James Crepea's coverage of Oregon athletics. He cranks out a ton of coverage, but it's just so poorly written and filled with trite phrasing.

https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2020/03/oregon-mens-basketball-resume-review-in-quest-for-regular-season-pac-12-title-ducks-can-solidify-top-16-seed-in-ncaa-tournament.html

He wrote that Oregon is "being" Oregon State in that one. I thought he might get through a sentence in an article I read last night without an error, but he couldn't.

Daschel is a better writer and a more clear-headed analyst (although his OSU to the NCAA scenario is tired). Oregon deserves a better beat writer....

I think you wrote a fair assessment of Crepea. When the Oregonian was still allowing comments I didn't join in on the bashing of typos and wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. The grammar police can get really annoying and mistakes happen, but the frequency of Crepea's blunders is too much for a professional.

I often find myself making similar mistakes and typos so I can relate to his struggles. The difference is I'm not a journalist by profession. To his credit I think the reduced staff on a shoe string budget is required to pump out a bunch of articles without proofreaders now days. It's an unfortunate state of affairs. We can certainly expect a higher level of standards and journalism though. 

Oregonian is in a really bad way financially. can't afford editors or proofreaders. there's no filter to prevent someone like Canzano from publishing false or inaccurate information in a column, further damaging the credibility of The O. paper seems to be circling even further down the drain of crime, gossip, and salacious stories. earlier this week front page of the online edition was about the last porno theater from the 1970s. wow.
everybody makes typos, esp under deadline, but Mr. Crepea makes more than the average bear. you'd think, in these days of instant digital transmission, The O could find some low-paid intern proofers in Eugene or even at Portland State or U of P to give each piece the once-over before publication.

Duck Territory is full of typos too.