Friday, March 23, 2007

51-second "total tool error"


"John Edwards suspends White House bid." So read a hed on washingtonpost.com -- until it was replaced. Executive editor Jim Brady said it was the result of a glitch that had nothing to do with a journalistic decision. Seems heds to possible stories are backlogged, ready to go as soon as they're needed to post a story online FAST. This one went on too fast. After 51 seconds, it was replaced by a hed that reflected the facts. Media Bistro captures the story here and here.

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