I agree but you would think that................ .........

certain stories have a higher fact checking profile.

Printing a story about transfer rumors is hardly likley to result in a court case if untrue.

Printing a story about a soccer star being a pedophile is almost certainly headed to the courts if untrue.

I would have thought any media outlet would have a risk assesment of the damage a story could do.

I know Mick Dennis suggested that the writer confused Notts County (NCFC)

But even then the journo proceeded to totally invent a story based on nothing but a mistaken fact.

Its bizarre on many levels.

(1) The journo would not check facts to see if the story was true. Even basic reserach would bring up recent interviews/reports that the club is safe in the near future.

(2) The NOTW has such lax editorial/corporate structure that they would open themselves up to huge damaging lawsuits by a rogue writer.
(seach Jayson Blair for details!)

(3) Not one person in the whole editorial/publishing/web publishing process,looked at the story and thought......"that doesn't make sense"

Posted By: usacanary on January 25th 2010 at 19:29:55

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Serious question..... FAO Mick Dennis, jayson blair or other journos (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 25, 18:59:54
- This is the News of the World (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jan 25, 20:11:35
- Another question? (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 25, 19:35:53
  - No (n/m) (NCFC) - The Judge, Jan 25, 19:43:24
- Journalists have an obligation to verify their stories (NCFC) - The Judge, Jan 25, 19:06:17
- The editor should've spotted the journo's cock up immediately (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 19:06:16
  - A story like this will have got nowhere near the actual Editor (n/m) (NCFC) - The Judge, Jan 25, 19:07:00
    - by editor I mean the subeditor, section editor (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 19:19:54
    - they have a certain amount of space to fill each day (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 19:08:50
      - I agree but you would think that......................... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 25, 19:29:55
        
        Watford Canary on here was the first to spot the Notts County connection (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jan 25, 20:13:46
      - I gather that sub-editors have been greatly cut back (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jan 25, 19:17:23
        
        it honestly wouldn't surprise me if it turned out to be a work experience lad (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 25, 19:21:03
        
        Getting sacked will certaily be an experience! (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 25, 19:39:26

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