Many Raleigh News & Observer readers have had back-and-forth today with N&O editor Melanie Sill concerning the paper's erroneous report that the 12 miners had been found alive. I'm one of those readers.
You can read some of what we said at Sill's blog post, The mine story: From good news to bad. I hear many other readers phoned or emailed Sill.
If you go down the comment thread, see if you think Sill answers readers' questions about how The N&O took the AP story that clearly said the mine's owners were not confirming the men were alive, and then produced its Jan. 4 headline story: "W. Va. families rejoice as 12 miners found alive."
Yes, many other MSM news organizations made the same mistake(s) The N&O made. But not all did.
So questions about how The N&O came to make its mistake are important for the paper and its readers.
BTW - Sill now wants to change the subject and talk about the weather.
Don't laugh. I'm not kidding. See for yourself here, Change in the weather.
I'll post again later tonight.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Raleigh N & O editor wants to discuss the weather
Posted by JWM at 7:39 PM
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1 comments:
I commend you for your tenacity vis-a-vis staying after the N&O. Unfortunately I think you are spitting into the wind. I gave up on the N&O a long time ago, canceling my subscription to the N.C. Democratic Party organ. I enjoy your Blog. Keep the faith.
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