On Reuter's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" -- which posts reader complaints regarding articles or photos with errors and then corrects/apologizes/clarifies them -- one post regarding a blast in Afghanistan claimed the victims were at a picnic in the cutline when in fact they were at a dog fight.
The following complaint was fairly scathing:
They were not picnicing, they were murdering dogs. I hope you get your priorities straight, I usually rely on you for my news.
Chris F.
This error, which seems all too common, reminded me a lot of the reports right after Hurricane Katrina of a black person "looting" and a white person "scavenging." But at least Reuters puts their errors out there.
The G, B and U blog
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Thanks for mentioning my Reuters blog, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Feel free to add it to your blogroll...
regards,
Bob Basler
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