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The Year in Media Errors and Corrections 2009

Craig Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

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Craig Silverman

Every year at this time, I collect the best of the worst in media errors and corrections. Here's a sample of 2009's offerings.

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Jason Linkins

Conservative Mag's Cover Says Russert Will 'Predict Our Next President' From Beyond The Grave

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Tim Russert Dead, Newsmax, Bhutto Parade Cover, Media Mistakes, Tim Russert, Politics News

Via Portfolio comes word of a print-media snafu reminiscent of last January's Parade cover story that was ten days off on the news of Benazir Bhutto's...

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Jason Linkins

New York Times Discusses 'Fair' Tax, Promotes Innumeracy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: New York Times, Huckabee Fair Tax Plan, Mike Huckabee, Media Mistakes, Fair and Balanced, Politics News

The New York Times' Tom Redburn asks, "Huckabee's Tax Plan Appeals, but Is It Fair?" A good question. A better question: "Tom Redburn can write an a...

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Jason Linkins

Sunday's Print Run Of Parade Intimates That Benazir Bhutto Is Still Alive

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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In a moment worthy of 'Dewey Beats Truman,' Sunday's Parade Magazine went out in newspapers all across the country with a blaring cover headline: "'I ...

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The Year In Media Errors And Corrections

Regret The Error | Craig Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Press Mistakes, Obama Osama, Corrections, Media Mistakes, Media Corrections, The Year in Media Errors and Corrections, Press Errors, Media News

Barack Obama appears to be a magnet for press errors. He was mistaken for "Osama" in two (1,2) news reports by CNN, and in one by the New York Post. ...

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