20 Feb
2003
20 Feb
'03
11:05 p.m.
At 10:01 PM 2/20/03 -0800, you wrote:
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Mail List wrote:
It also goes to show what total idiots the news spokesmen are. They miss even the most
blatant errors. As far as I'm concerned if they can make such monumental mistakes and
not realize it then I don't believe a word that they say. There are still some good
REPORTERS out there that auctual research and report on news events and know what
they're talking about but most or all of the ones on TV are picked for their looks and
not brains!
Joe
Hi,
I remember in the days after the space shuttle accident, I saw
on CNN, that they were displaying how many times faster than
the speed of light that the space shuttle was going. Yes, they
actually said speed of light. And I was surprised at how long
they let it run like that before it was removed, hours at least.
Just shows you can't believe everything you read, see on TV, etc.
I was also surprised I never heard anyone else mentioning it.
Unfortunately, you see increasing numbers of errors/misstatements
like that these days. Proofreading is becoming a lost art.