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bbc 4.6.09 dc death malreported rectify
Jun. 4th, 2009 08:15 pmI apologize in advance for the tasteless nature of this post, but the larger issue interested me.
I happened to check BBC News this afternoon three minutes after they posted the story about David Carradine's death. The second paragraph read:
Within half an hour, that had changed to:
As I write this, it now reads:
I'm not sure if BBC is getting conflicting/updated reports or if they're just not sure how to handle the delicacies of the situation -- but it's a little alarming that the news can change without there even really being any record that it used to be different. Winston Smith lives!
I happened to check BBC News this afternoon three minutes after they posted the story about David Carradine's death. The second paragraph read:
"Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and genitals on Thursday morning."
Within half an hour, that had changed to:
"Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and body on Thursday morning."
As I write this, it now reads:
"Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found naked by a hotel maid in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body."
I'm not sure if BBC is getting conflicting/updated reports or if they're just not sure how to handle the delicacies of the situation -- but it's a little alarming that the news can change without there even really being any record that it used to be different. Winston Smith lives!
