Edmonton Journal deems headline “totally uncalled-for”

Posted on July 16, 2008, 8:00 am, by Craig Silverman, under Newspapers.

A headline on page A16 in Monday’s paper — “Carbon-capture plan reeks of dirty money” — was totally uncalled-for, and mis-characterized efforts by an Edmonton firm to finance and launch a carbon-capture-and-storage project. A subheadline on the same column unfairly implied that former premier Don Getty, in his capacity as one of the principals in the firm, was doing something wrong by seeking a government startup subsidy for the project.
Capital Reserve Canada Ltd. is perfectly eligible to apply for money under the government’s $2-billion carbon-capture initiative. Although the government is not asking that firms repay the subsidies once the associated project is up and running, the article made it clear that Getty insisted his firm would return the kickstart money.
Finally, the presentation of the article failed to make clear that it was an opinion piece by Calgary Herald columnist Don Braid.
The Journal apologizes for the errors. Link

It’s rare to see such strong language in a correction. Here’s a cached version of the column.

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  • http://baylink.pitas.com Baylink

    What were you expecting?

    “Wow; did we F up.”?

    That’s the Boston Phoenix. Or the Strangler. Or Loafing. Or the Voice. :-)

  • Charlene

    Braid’s complaint that Getty is involved may be ostensibly a good one. After all, he was the premier twenty years ago (but is universally loathed by Conservative Party insiders for almost bankrupting the province, so I doubt nepotism is a problem here). Underlying the complaint, though, is the opinion that the Herald editorial board seems to hold – that global warming, environmentalism, and the green movement are quack theories spread by evil con men and believed only by the stupid, the gullible, and the worthless (minorities, gays, union activists, feminists, and hippies).

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