Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Find the error in this article. It took me all of one minute.
ch19079 Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 those O-lineman sure like to play Defense.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 22, 2006 Author Posted September 22, 2006 those O-lineman sure like to play Defense. 782666[/snapback] DING DING DING! No wonder lefties are so misguided. Their heroes at the NYT can't even fact-check!
scribo Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 I read the whole thing before coming back up to look at the pic. Doh! Anyone needing log-in info for the Times' site: username - irritated5 password - irritated
TigerJ Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Yeah, I didn't know Christ Villarrial was a two way player. I don't know if you can call it a mistake per se, but while the article mentions Troy Vincent missed the Miami game, they mentioned nothing about him going on IR, leaving the reader to think he might be back at some point. And I recall when Ryan Denney came into the league, he was definitely NOT known for his speed. I don't know if that has changed.
RuntheDamnBall Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Not to defend mistakes, but jesus, a positive article about us and even then can we find something to B word about.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 22, 2006 Author Posted September 22, 2006 Not to defend mistakes, but jesus, a positive article about us and even then can we find something to B word about. 782694[/snapback] Lemme guess...the NYT can do no wrong, right?
scribo Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Not to defend mistakes, but jesus, a positive article about us and even then can we find something to B word about. 782694[/snapback] I am not a fan of the Times (at all), but I agree with you 100 percent here. But I also believe that bitching Bills fans are happy Bills fans.
RuntheDamnBall Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Lemme guess...the NYT can do no wrong, right? 782704[/snapback] Joe, either you much more of a reading master than I am or I need my eyes checked out, because on third look, that is clearly what I said. Sorry about that. I guess I need to really watch what I type. I'm just remarking on all the "national media never pays attention to us!" and "we get no respect!" nonsense that passes for media criticism around here all the time, and pointing out that while there are some errors, it is on the whole a positive article for the Bills. If it's really riled you up that much, send them a nice long letter and they'll run a correction.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 22, 2006 Author Posted September 22, 2006 Joe, either you much more of a reading master than I am or I need my eyes checked out, because on third look, that is clearly what I said. Sorry about that. I guess I need to really watch what I type. I'm just remarking on all the "national media never pays attention to us!" and "we get no respect!" nonsense that passes for media criticism around here all the time, and pointing out that while there are some errors, it is on the whole a positive article for the Bills. If it's really riled you up that much, send them a nice long letter and they'll run a correction. 782728[/snapback] No, you misunderstood me. I was mocking the NYT, not bitching about it. You'd think that ther paper with the largest budget in the USA would be able to afford a proofreader...
RuntheDamnBall Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 No, you misunderstood me. I was mocking the NYT, not bitching about it. You'd think that ther paper with the largest budget in the USA would be able to afford a proofreader... 782730[/snapback] I've worked at a paper before, and how it works is if they got the image from Getty it's likely it came with its own caption and the writer has little to do with that. The photo editor's job. Sure, they should have double-checked. What else was wrong with it? It's well-known that the Times' sports coverage is good for little other than some occasional well-written commentaries and more investigative stories. If you want the regular hype and wall-to-wall coverage you go with the tabs.
MDH Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 There is a lot one can criticize the NYT for (read Manufacturing Consent for an in depth critique on newspapers and the Times specifically) but making one mistake in an article isn't one of them. Do you really expect them to go to print with zero mistakes? That is simply impossible. Of course, when there are agendas to be made any mistake is magnified 1000 times in an attempt to discredit what someone sees as an opposing point of view.
Chilly Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Yeah, I didn't know Christ Villarrial was a two way player. I don't know if you can call it a mistake per se, but while the article mentions Troy Vincent missed the Miami game, they mentioned nothing about him going on IR, leaving the reader to think he might be back at some point. And I recall when Ryan Denney came into the league, he was definitely NOT known for his speed. I don't know if that has changed. 782689[/snapback] Villarrial is most certaintly not Christ.
Maguire's Beer Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 There is a lot one can criticize the NYT for (read Manufacturing Consent for an in depth critique on newspapers and the Times specifically) 782743[/snapback] Somehow I doubt that many of the NYT-bashers here dislike the paper for the reasons set forth in Manufacturing Consent.
Dr. Fong Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Some people will just go out of their way to grind an axe. I don't look to the New York Times for my sports information, so it doesn't bother me that they confused a player here and there.
Orton's Arm Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 I noticed another error in the article: Vincent was placed on injured reserve Sept. 13, ending his season. Vincent was placed on a special type of injured reserve, thereby ending his season with the Bills. He's still allowed to play for some other team.
Peter Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Not to defend mistakes, but jesus, a positive article about us and even then can we find something to B word about. 782694[/snapback] Well put. It was a very positive article. Earlier this week or last week, the Times also had a very positive article about WNY (which someone else linked). I am a paleo conservative. Yet, the NYT is the best newspaper in America. The trashing of the Times is really overdone (especially by the people at Fox and within the VP's office).
Golden Wheels Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Does this mean Keith Ellison has been moved to guard?
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