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Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

December 11, 2007 – 6:01 am

Written and compiled by Craig Silverman
Trends of Note
Obama Errors
Barack Obama appears to be a magnet for press errors.
He was mistaken for “Osama” in two (1,2) news reports by CNN, and in one by the New York Post. Meanwhile, the Houston Chronicle once referred to him as a Republican, and the Hartford Courant has misspelled his [...]

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2007 Plagiarism/Fabrication Round-Up

December 11, 2007 – 6:00 am

This is the least enjoyable part of running this site, but we suppose somebody’s got to do it. Herewith, a month-by-month report of instances of plagiarism and fabrication in the press. Of particular note is the high number of incidents of plagiarism at student newspapers this year. A disturbing trend, to be sure.
January
A columnist and [...]

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