A Case Study on Media Misreporting



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Mr Smith said in court, ‘I am terribly sorry. I have a dull life and I suddenly wanted to break away.’  He did not say, as we reported erroneously, ‘I have a dull wife and I suddenly wanted to break away. We apologise to Mr Smith, and to Mrs Smith.                                              -Daily Mail (UK)

Excerpted from page 107 of ‘Regret the Error’ by Craig Silverman

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