The Onion Fools The New York Times With Fake Obama Tiger Beat Cover

[meegbear]

Today The New York Times admitted they made the mistake of treating a fake creation from The Onion as something legitimate. Last week the Times printed an article documenting the history of the squeaky-clean teen magazine Tiger Beat, and included a retrospective of past magazine covers. Unfortunately (or humorously depending on one’s perspective), in the collection they also included a parody cover created by The Onion, which featured President Obama.

The correction printed today in the Times:

A series of pictures last Sunday of covers of the magazine Tiger Beat, with an article about how the original teen-girl tabloid has remained virtually unchanged since its inception in 1965, erroneously included a parody cover, produced by the satiric newspaper The Onion, that featured a picture of President Obama.



http://www.mediaite.com/print/the-onion-fools-the-new-york-times-with-fake-obama-tiger-beat-cover/

:rofl:

[meow mix]

1. hahah, wonder what they included under "more personal facts!"

:rofl:

[prairierose]

2. Doesn't anyone there remember that fact checking is part ...

of journalism and a good idea before publication. Too bad there are no editors or journalists left there. I'm sorry but I really do not think there is any excuse for work this shoddy. If they were building a house, it would fall down before it was finished.

[elocs]

3. That was a big story here yesterday afternoon with over 80 Recs:

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4825932

[meegbear]

4. I wasn't here yesterday and searching the first page of GD turned up nothing ...

Shit happens.

[elocs]

5. The DU search box to the right of the Logout key--works every time.

I always check it before I start an OP about anything that is news.

[meegbear]

7. I try my best

[JuniperLea]

8. I'm happy to see the post...

I don't DU on weekends. I have a life.

[elocs]

9. Many only view DU on weekends because they have lives also.

Guess they've got you beat 5 days to 2.

[JuniperLea]

10. Then they don't care if a story repeats...

Neither do I.

[hlthe2b]

6. I'm incredulous that "Tiger Beat "is still published..

that might have been their first clue.... ;)