Two articles on Saturday about the management deal for six American ports and its political fallout referred incorrectly to the role to be played by Dubai Ports World. It would run some of the terminal operations; it would not own the ports or take over all operations.
As the original powerline post asked, how is it possible to write a story without checking the most basic facts on which the debate hinges? Ditto the way the press is re-visiting the Katrina story. Not content to have grossly misreported the story in the first place, they're getting it all wrong again. And again.
Does it really make no difference to anyone at all in the MSM what the truth of the matter is? Ninme's right when she says of press malfeasance:
It’s like being in college again. No one is ever failed, and no one ever gets kicked out.
The Katrina story particularly steams me because Bush was on TV pleading with people to evacuate before the storm ever hit and because I suffered one of the most humiliating moments I've ever endured as an American thanks to the MSM. At lunch one day in Jerusalem, some of us were talking about national character and somehow Katrina came up. And my Canadian companion said the thing that surprised her most when watching tv coverage of Katrina is what whiners Americans are. Yes, I had to take that rebuke from a Canadian. Dang reporters.
Update: Tim Blair has an amusing post on more reporter malfeasance.
