Proofreading is definitely hard, I've made tons of mistakes just on this site. The reason I bring it up is because it is more than a technicality and in the first bit of the article. I would also imagine that editors miss things all the time, but I really think that if one read this it would have been caught.
It's not a big problem, the meaning is still there, but it seems like a trend to me with online journalism at least, and I was wondering if others felt similarly or if I'm just being unfair.
I see. Some professional editor would have to chime in and tell us. :)
I as an amateur have proofread texts for my friends many times and I often missed very visible mistakes. But it's not my job of course, maybe specialists have some methods beyond reading carefully.
It's not a big problem, the meaning is still there, but it seems like a trend to me with online journalism at least, and I was wondering if others felt similarly or if I'm just being unfair.