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The year´s 9 most hilarious
New York Times corrections
The Week, by Chris Gayomali
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Posted By:StormCnter, 12/26/2012 5:08:01 AM
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| T he internet has unquestionably made it easier for readers to interact with big media organizations — and that includes calling them out on mistakes. Still, you´ve really got to hand it to The New York Times. Internet or no, the paper of record has long exhibited unrivaled diligence when it comes to issuing corrections. And because the paper addresses every minute inaccuracy with the same strident gravitas, it´s often quite "funny to hear pop-culture quibbles addressed in the Gray Lady´s formal language," says Josh Dzieza at The Daily Beast. Without further ado, some of the year´s most endearing Times corrections:
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Twilight Sparkle has been avenged.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
BcdErick, 12/26/2012 5:46:44 AM (No. 9083740)
Way, way too gentle. The so-called "gray lady" is a dying red duck. Or is it lying dead duck?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Sfacheem, 12/26/2012 6:51:10 AM (No. 9083772)
Complete waste of time if you´re looking for a laugh.
May I suggest viewing a chart that shows the number of NY Times subscriptions for each of the past 20 years and the trend line? It´s MUCH funnier.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
franq, 12/26/2012 7:02:30 AM (No. 9083783)
The country will be better off when that lying rag goes bust.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
pindarjr, 12/26/2012 8:23:05 AM (No. 9083858)
An interesting graph:
http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/a-graphic-history-of-newspaper-circulation-over-the-last-two-decades
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
tedinmich, 12/26/2012 8:27:26 AM (No. 9083867)
Very uninteresting!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
strikingviking, 12/26/2012 10:57:16 AM (No. 9084131)
I see the intent of this story:
Emphasize that the "paper of record" is so meticulous about the minutia in its stories that it is inconceivable that the paper could misrepresent the large facts and issues.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
mitzi, 12/26/2012 12:06:30 PM (No. 9084296)
What is "hilarious" is that someone thought that this was worthwhile writing.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
bullhead, 12/26/2012 1:01:24 PM (No. 9084414)
#7 nails it. The oh-so meticulous and "honest" NYT would never, never, make a mistake concerning the really big factual matters that it covers.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
harper, 12/26/2012 7:31:44 PM (No. 9084926)
Maybe Putin will like us again, if the NYT goes bust and stops stealing Pravda´s best lies.
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In a Gallup tracking poll released Tuesday, former-President George W. Bush currently stands with a favorability rating of 49%, compared to 46% who see the 43rd president unfavorably. Meanwhile, another Gallup poll shows President Obama with only a 47% approval rating, with 44% disapproving. If you think about it, this makes perfect sense. After all, Obama fooled everyone when he ran as the anti-Bush in 2008. Everyone thought Obama meant he would be less hawkish than his predecessor. But as we have seen, Obama apparently has no problem killing American citizens
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The Obama administration was facing renewed pressure over the secrecy of its surveillance programs, as a group of US senators demanded it reveal how it interprets the laws that underpin them and foreign governments expressed growing concern. A bill, to be introduced in the Senate on Tuesday, would force the US government to disclose the opinions of a secretive surveillance court that determines the scope of the eavesdropping on Americans´ phone records and internet communications. Separately, a leading member of the Senate intelligence committee came close to saying that James Clapper,
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Rand Paul to Illegals: ‘We Will
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Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 6/12/2013 11:20:06 AM
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In his prepared text for a speech he is delivering today at the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, Sen. Rand Paul (R.-Ky.) said to illegal aliens who want to live and work in the United States: “[W]e will find a place for you.” Paul also said he envisions today’s illegal aliens becoming additional “taxpayers.” “Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers,” said Paul. Illegal aliens working in the United States
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The Hill [Washington, DC], by Elise Viebeck
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Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said Wednesday that the incidence of pregnancy caused by rape is "very low," prompting criticism from Democrats who said the GOP is waging a "war on women." Franks made the comment during a committee mark-up of his late-term abortion ban bill, which is expected pass the House next week. The Republican lawmaker was arguing against a Democratic amendment allowing rape and incest victims to procure abortions. As written, the bill only exempts women whose lives are in danger. "You know, the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low," Franks said.
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