It's not a Pulitzer, but it's something (cont'd)
Regret the Error, a blog that keeps track of media errors and corrections, has done its year-end list of best media oopses, and has awarded the Chronicle Typo of the Year:
The Houston Chronicle, like just about every other North American media outlet, spent a lot of time reporting on Anna Nicole Smith this past year. In attempting to explain her, um, humble origins, the paper gave itself a measure of comeuppance. And that’s what makes it the typo of the year.
A photo caption in the paper read:
“When Redding, a longtime scout for Playboy, discovered Smith, the model could barely right a sentence…”
Who’s illiterate now?
We're so proud.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 12/19/07 05:00 AM | Print | Comments (10)
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