Monday, September 12, 2011

On the Media: The Wall Street Journal Disappears an Error

The Wall Street Journal Disappears an Error
On the Media (WNYC: New York City Public Radio)

In the wake of the Oslo attacks, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial blaming the violence on Islamic extremists. When further reporting revealed that the killer wasn’t a Muslim, the Journal changed its editorial online without issuing any sort of correction. Craig Silverman, who tracks newspaper corrections at his website Regret the Error, tells Bob that the Journal acted dishonestly.

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