Comments on: What media bias?

By: Lyle

Lyle — Thu, 11 May 2006 05:21:46 +0000

Literacy does not seem to be one of the requirements for employment at a news agency. Just like anyone you hate is now to be referred to as a “Fascist”, they can now be called “vigilantes”. So at least we’re increasing our repertoire of misused words, if not our vocabulary. This must be what is meant by “progressive”.

By: gunner

gunner — Wed, 10 May 2006 21:20:59 +0000

The email link to the reporter still opens a blank email with just the word “vigilante” in the subject line.

By: Standard Mischief

Standard Mischief — Wed, 10 May 2006 20:09:27 +0000

I know this is a “brave new online media” thingy, but shouldn’t there be some note of the correction somewhere? I mean, assuming the news source was trying to be ethical or something.

I suppose this is not the level of �Dewey Defeats Truman� or �White Supremacists Riot in Toledo, Ohio�, but still..

I guess stuff like this always makes a good blog post, especially if you grab a screen capture.

By: Drake

Drake — Wed, 10 May 2006 17:11:44 +0000

Good for Ken. Sounds like everyman.

By: bob

bob — Wed, 10 May 2006 16:35:57 +0000

‘They changed it to �armed robbery victim.�’

Looks like the modern version of the “memory hole”.

By: beerslurpy

beerslurpy — Wed, 10 May 2006 16:15:38 +0000

They changed it to “armed robbery victim.”