Comments on: New Brunswick newspaper apologizes to Canadian Prime Minister over made up accusation; editor and publisher out http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/ Mistakes Happen Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:43:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lauriercluboccassionalwaitress http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/comment-page-1/#comment-23075 lauriercluboccassionalwaitress Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:21:18 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=8719#comment-23075 Who is asking how and why the senior editor and possibly the publisher could hijack post-deadline, a reporters story in order to create a political and religious furor to simply embarrass the Prime Minister? This religion baiting is just so un-Canadian and yet seems to be woven into the political debate at will to create boogeymen. Where is the will to find out how the message is being so massaged and then spoon fed to us by politically connected media management and their reporters. At least in this instance. The smell of Liberal corruption/influence floats all around this story. What possible other angle is there and how and why? Who is asking how and why the senior editor and possibly the publisher could hijack post-deadline, a reporters story in order to create a political and religious furor to simply embarrass the Prime Minister? This religion baiting is just so un-Canadian and yet seems to be woven into the political debate at will to create boogeymen. Where is the will to find out how the message is being so massaged and then spoon fed to us by politically connected media management and their reporters. At least in this instance. The smell of Liberal corruption/influence floats all around this story. What possible other angle is there and how and why?

]]> By: Media madness « Living in interesting times http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/comment-page-1/#comment-22661 Media madness « Living in interesting times Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:02:25 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=8719#comment-22661 [...] and the subsequent “Wafergate.” Indeed, other media outlets have not been slow to link the two [...] [...] and the subsequent “Wafergate.” Indeed, other media outlets have not been slow to link the two [...]

]]> By: lauriercluboccassionalwaitress http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/comment-page-1/#comment-22662 lauriercluboccassionalwaitress Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:21:18 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=8719#comment-22662 Who is asking how and why the senior editor and possibly the publisher could hijack post-deadline, a reporters story in order to create a political and religious furor to simply embarrass the Prime Minister? This religion baiting is just so un-Canadian and yet seems to be woven into the political debate at will to create boogeymen. Where is the will to find out how the message is being so massaged and then spoon fed to us by politically connected media management and their reporters. At least in this instance. The smell of Liberal corruption/influence floats all around this story. What possible other angle is there and how and why? Who is asking how and why the senior editor and possibly the publisher could hijack post-deadline, a reporters story in order to create a political and religious furor to simply embarrass the Prime Minister? This religion baiting is just so un-Canadian and yet seems to be woven into the political debate at will to create boogeymen. Where is the will to find out how the message is being so massaged and then spoon fed to us by politically connected media management and their reporters. At least in this instance. The smell of Liberal corruption/influence floats all around this story. What possible other angle is there and how and why?

]]> By: Stan http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/comment-page-1/#comment-22646 Stan Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:43:19 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=8719#comment-22646 That's what happens when the paper is edited at the Librano Party headquarters. That's what happens when the paper is edited at the Librano Party headquarters.

]]> By: On Tuesday’s Telegraph-Journal business « Notes of a Political Animal http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/comment-page-1/#comment-22641 On Tuesday’s Telegraph-Journal business « Notes of a Political Animal Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:28:43 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=8719#comment-22641 [...] information and analysis, here’s the story off the CBC website, the Globe and Mail website, Craig Silverman, author and columnist for the Columbia Journalism Review, the St. John’s, NL, Telegram, [...] [...] information and analysis, here’s the story off the CBC website, the Globe and Mail website, Craig Silverman, author and columnist for the Columbia Journalism Review, the St. John’s, NL, Telegram, [...]

]]> By: Passed on without comment: « Living in interesting times http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/comment-page-1/#comment-22638 Passed on without comment: « Living in interesting times Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:36:08 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=8719#comment-22638 [...] “New Brunswick newspaper apologizes to Canadian Prime Minister over made up accusation,” Craig Silverman, Regret the Error (July 28/09). [...] [...] “New Brunswick newspaper apologizes to Canadian Prime Minister over made up accusation,” Craig Silverman, Regret the Error (July 28/09). [...]

]]> By: gmg http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/comment-page-1/#comment-22637 gmg Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:02:51 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=8719#comment-22637 Uhh, as a copy editor: I'm not even sure why you need the "I'm not looking to go after copy editors" disclaimer ... it suggests you expect most reporters' anecdotes about having their stories messed with to trend in that direction. But your reporting/retelling strongly suggests that this particular case happened because a HIGHER-UP editor decided to futz with the story. Even a copy editor worth his/her salt might occasionally goof up while rewording something and inadvertently introduce an error -- but he/she is pretty unlikely to take a gossipy overheard anecdote and then pop it into a story just for kicks. No? Uhh, as a copy editor: I'm not even sure why you need the “I'm not looking to go after copy editors” disclaimer … it suggests you expect most reporters' anecdotes about having their stories messed with to trend in that direction. But your reporting/retelling strongly suggests that this particular case happened because a HIGHER-UP editor decided to futz with the story. Even a copy editor worth his/her salt might occasionally goof up while rewording something and inadvertently introduce an error — but he/she is pretty unlikely to take a gossipy overheard anecdote and then pop it into a story just for kicks. No?

]]> By: TJ apologizes to PM « The Mysterious East http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/comment-page-1/#comment-22635 TJ apologizes to PM « The Mysterious East Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:57:50 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=8719#comment-22635 [...] #2: Craig Silverman of Regret the Error weighs in on the apology, among other points making the obvious link to the unfortunate firing of a [...] [...] #2: Craig Silverman of Regret the Error weighs in on the apology, among other points making the obvious link to the unfortunate firing of a [...]

]]> By: billwren http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/07/28/new-brunswick-newspaper-apologizes-to-canadian-prime-minister-over-made-up-accusation/comment-page-1/#comment-22636 billwren Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:47:53 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/?p=8719#comment-22636 I <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/07/28/telegraph-journal-and-credibility/" rel="nofollow">posted about this</a> as well. What troubles me is that in the current news environment, with journalism under assault in a sense with all the changes going on with economics and the Internet, credibility is not something that can be gambled with. The lack of detail on this apology is alarming. <br><br>In New Brunswick, rightly or wrongly, a question mark always hangs over newspapers due to ownership. This compounds it due to the lack of detail and also with intern issue a recent memory. More information has to come forth but a lack of alacrity only makes it worse. I posted about this as well. What troubles me is that in the current news environment, with journalism under assault in a sense with all the changes going on with economics and the Internet, credibility is not something that can be gambled with. The lack of detail on this apology is alarming.

In New Brunswick, rightly or wrongly, a question mark always hangs over newspapers due to ownership. This compounds it due to the lack of detail and also with intern issue a recent memory. More information has to come forth but a lack of alacrity only makes it worse.

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