–30–
This article is about the "end of story" mark. For the episode of The Wire, see –30– (The Wire). For the film, see -30- (film).
–30– has been traditionally used by journalists to indicate the end of a story. It is commonly found at the end of a press release. There are many theories about how the usage came into being,[1] e.g. from that number's use in the 92 Code of telegraphic shorthand to signify the end of a transmission in the American Civil War era.[2]
In Quebec, a journalism magazine is called -trente-, the French word for thirty.
In popular culture
- -30-, a 1959 motion picture about work in a Los Angeles newspaper directed, produced and starred in by Jack Webb.
- "–30–", the series finale of the television series The Wire (2002-2008), itself capping a season concerning the media and the Baltimore Sun.
- "30", an episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent about a poisoned reporter.
- In several Superman stories from various titles, failure by a Daily Planet employee to use this signature proved to be a plot point revealing a character's impersonation, mind control, etc.
- At the end of the 1952 film, Park Row, about the birth of the New York Globe in 1886, the film ends with the word "THIRTY" displayed instead of "THE END".
See also
References
- ↑ Kogan, Hadass "So Why Not 29" American Journalism Review. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ↑ "WESTERN UNION "92 CODE" & WOOD'S "TELEGRAPHIC NUMERALS"". Signal Corps Association. 1996. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
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