The difference between the two is intent. An error is unintentional. A lie is not. So, what is a viewer to believe when the BBC's Andrew Gilligan, the man who told BBC World Service listeners that U.S. troops weren't at the Baghdad airport when they actually were, says that he made a "slip of the […]
The New York Times editorial page has two corrections in Tuesday's paper. [A]n Op-Ed article on Friday about the playoff hopes of the Cubs and the White Sox incompletely described the life cycle of cicadas in Chicago. While some have appeared after 13 years underground, most emerge after 17 years. An Op-Ed article on Sunday […]
The San Diego Union-Tribune has a board on the third floor newsroom where they put photos and brief bios of new employees and interns. One of the Union-Tribune's newest interns is a student at UC San Diego. This individual is majoring in "critical gender roles." No, I don't know what the heck that is, nor […]
From today's New York Times Corrections page: The crossword puzzle yesterday provided an erroneous clue for 60 Down, seeking the answer "ELAL." " `Raid on Entebbe' airline" was incorrect because the hijacked passengers who were rescued at Entebbe in 1976 had flown on Air France, not El Al. One thing you learn really quick in […]
Most of the time, most journalists do most things right. This is one such case.
CNet's News.com site often does a pretty good job of tech reporting -- explaining sometimes complex issues in terms most computer users can understand. However, this statement in a Q&A with State Sen. Deborah Bowen had me chuckling: The head of a Senate subcommittee on new technologies, Bowen is no technophobe. She's among the many […]
The American Journalism Review has a good article on paying your dues in journalism. The article came out in March 2003, but for those aspiring journalists it accurately describes the way a journalism career usually works. It also makes clear that the Jayson Blairs of the world -- their first job is as a reporter […]
The New York Times again lets its editorials work their way onto the news pages. As reported on Fox News and Timeswatch.org, a Times article by Elisabeth Bumiller purports to find dissatisfaction with Bush's performance by conservative religious people. At the same time, some religious supporters of Mr. Bush say they feel betrayed by promises […]
It's issues like this that bring out the nuts on both sides of the political/religious spectrum. First off, Judge Roy Moore's installation of the monument and his subsequent press conferences have been nothing more than political grandstanding. His installation of the monument is not about the Ten Commandments as much as it is about his […]