tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post6493062806047781972..comments2024-03-13T15:35:30.839+00:00Comments on Tabloid Watch: Star clarifies front page storyMacGuffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16894506410560858668noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-49808312434232607492010-07-27T13:00:41.728+01:002010-07-27T13:00:41.728+01:00It would be lovely if apologies and corrections ha...It would be lovely if apologies and corrections had to be published as prominently as the original story, but it won't make much difference to readers who will continue to believe the bollocks they were fed in the first place. Ben Goldacre in the Guardian reported on this phenomena a couple of weeks back.NLondonmemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389807941767090557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-83917127270467549832010-07-24T16:32:41.062+01:002010-07-24T16:32:41.062+01:00I love the fact they make an apology, hide it, and...I love the fact they make an apology, hide it, and then accuse her of lying at the end!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-28639741660291044722010-07-05T16:57:41.990+01:002010-07-05T16:57:41.990+01:00Would it be reasonable for the PCC to specify, in ...Would it be reasonable for the PCC to specify, in accordance with the 'due prominence' requirement mentioned in the code, that apologies should be printed in the same font size (and perhaps on the same page) as the erroneous statement was printed?<br /><br />Aside from being hilarious, it would hopefully result in a little less weasliness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-77284088767878079152010-07-05T12:31:30.047+01:002010-07-05T12:31:30.047+01:00To add insult to injury, the "correction"...To add insult to injury, the "correction" itself is sheer sophistry.<br /><br />"Happy to accept her denial" isn't actually the same as saying that they admit the story is untrue, either, is it?LottiePhttp://these-fragments.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com