Showing posts with label Media missteps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Media missteps. Show all posts

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Media missteps

Viewed today on KNBC's morning show (Los Angeles, market #2): "arriagnment." Seen today on CNN: "apolgized." This type of sloppiness, though common and often the fault of the production department, lessens the credibility of a news department. I think it's fair to raise this issue -- if a station is careless about spelling, what else is it careless about? Facts? (As a former member of the media, I believe these types of mistakes are avoidable with a good set of checks and balances, and that's why they're worrisome when they happen.)