In its haste to publish the news about columnist Robert Novak's retirement (reported earlier by my colleague Matt Sheffield), the Associated Press left out an important word that might have led readers to believe that up until recently, the longtime journalist was emulating Ray Bolger in "The Wizard of Oz."
The following was published by AP Online at 2:09 ET (photo right courtesy Yahoo):
Novak has been a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times for decades. He announced late last month he has a brain.
DCist blog caught the following screen-cap of what the New York Times posted seconds after the AP released it (h/t NBer blogonator):
Someone at AP caught the error within minutes, for at 2:13, a new version of the same article was published with the following more accurate sentence: "He announced late last month he has a brain tumor."
Was this a Freudian slip, or is someone at AP still emulating Ray Bolger?
Hmmm.
My best wishes go out to Bob and his family. I have nothing but the highest esteem for this fine gentleman. Godspeed, Bob.
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No mistake . . .
August 4, 2008 - 19:15 ET by GalvanicI doubt it was a mistake. Someone at AP thought he/she would be clever for at least a few minutes until someone corrected it.
It's shameful.
Well ...
August 4, 2008 - 19:27 ET by Dave PierreI hate to be cynical, but there's a part of me that really thinks that this was not a "mistake." The anti-conservative bias at the AP is just too ugly.
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Great picture to go with the story Noel!
August 4, 2008 - 19:29 ET by Dee BunkThese typos and editing mistakes always seem to happen to conservatives only.
I don't know if it was a
August 4, 2008 - 19:31 ET by bigtimerI don't know if it was a mistake or not...specially with the likes of the AP...
Either way, glad it was corrected within minutes, this is all sad.
Btw...You can be sure some on the looney left sites will most likely make much of this...if they haven't reveled in it already.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
I had the same reaction
August 4, 2008 - 19:32 ET by Calypso Jonesbut I just didn't want to be the first to say it. It was either done intentionally with an out blaming it on a printing error OR someone was fooling around and the 'joke' piece was published. Maybe it was published on purpose by a....mole!
Regardless, notice the difference in the media treatment of a brain tumor in a conservative as compared to a leftist?
The AP
August 4, 2008 - 19:36 ET by Cool ArrowThe AP announced again today it has no brain.
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Are You Implying?
August 4, 2008 - 19:46 ET by geoff.galeSir, are you trying to imply, infer or otherwise accuse the AP of holding some sort of bias in their reporting?
I'M SHOCKED! SIMPLY SHOCKED!
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August 4, 2008 - 19:50 ET by goldboughApparently they look over articles after they're published.
I think you guys are missing the biggest part of this...
August 4, 2008 - 19:55 ET by krendlerDid you read the comments section below the article by the lefty vultures?
http://dcist.com/200...
Nauseating, and fully expected.
BTW, was this the only "typo" in the entire article? If it was, you can be sure it wasn't a typo.
The Biggest part?
August 4, 2008 - 20:03 ET by Calypso JonesDid you expect anything less?
kren... Like I posted
August 4, 2008 - 20:04 ET by bigtimerkren...
Like I posted above...I just knew it...
How low-life, despicable, disgusting and filthy can people get.
God help them all...they need it.
Disgraceful.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
I agree. And I'm not kidding
August 4, 2008 - 21:26 ET byI agree. And I'm not kidding around this time.
Thanks flashking
August 4, 2008 - 21:37 ET by Cool ArrowSelf imposed limits are a good thing.
Character is imputed to those who know how to exercise them.
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And just imagine...
August 5, 2008 - 09:34 ET by rogue9772Wait until Teddy Kennedy passes. If ONE conservative host/pundit/blogger, or even one of us, dared to rejoice at his death, there'd be media outrage and talks of censoring the Internet.
But when a conservative is suffering, they dance about and laugh, and it never gets mentioned on TV.
I'm a bit confused...
August 5, 2008 - 07:12 ET by SickofLibsRe: the screencap:
What does Kerry have to do with this story?
That's not John Kerry
August 5, 2008 - 07:51 ET by Cool ArrowY ou'll notice the character in the picture is skinny?
It's obviously Obama.
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