Newsweek retraction

[Marki]

So Newsweek now retract the story they ran over G.Tannamo Quran abuse , not good enough in my view how dare they report such things with out fully verifieing the story .

Absolute disgrace

[anhamgrimmar]

[newsweek manager mode]
but..but...but... how dare you be annoyed that i havnt checked my facts....and raised tension all over the world, and puts peoples life on the line.
anyway, it was a good story cos we sold loads of papers
[/newsweek manager mode]

[TheLemming]

Marki said:

So Newsweek now retract the story they ran over G.Tannamo Quran abuse , not good enough in my view how dare they report such things with out fully verifieing the story . Absolute disgrace

They reported that someone flushed a BOOK (composed of printed paper and card covers, you know, a book) down the toilet.

Hardly a world shattering event.

The America haters need no excuse to throw a random riot or two, or burn a few flags...

[trickywoo]

TheLemming said:

Marki said: So Newsweek now retract the story they ran over G.Tannamo Quran abuse , not good enough in my view how dare they report such things with out fully verifieing the story . Absolute disgrace They reported that someone flushed a BOOK (composed of printed paper and card covers, you know, a book) down the toilet. Hardly a world shattering event. The America haters need no excuse to throw a random riot or two, or burn a few flags...

What I would do is give the prisoners said book and no bog paper now that would be good (no washing facilities either)....lets see how much it means to them then

[shadowninja]

I understand there were quite a few deaths in the riots caused by Newsweek's misreporting. Nice one, Newsweek.

[alexkp]

Yet another example of journalists and editors so desperate for sensational stories that they don't do their jobs properly or live up to the immense responsibility they have.

Unfortunately in the current climate when they get it wrong the consequences are horrendous, and retractions are pretty much worthless as the pictures and stories will be constantly used by the mad mullahs to indoctrinate their followers. Any retraction will either be ignored or dismissed as the US or UK Governments trying to cover things up.


Piers Moron anyone?