tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post7138368210438021400..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Stupid media, 20 percent of wine is NOT counterfeitW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-49578421499042160662014-06-03T01:00:24.573-07:002014-06-03T01:00:24.573-07:00ON THE SUBJECT OF INNUMERACY . . .
Excerpts from ...ON THE SUBJECT OF INNUMERACY . . .<br /><br />Excerpts from the Los Angeles Times “Op-Ed” Section<br />(January 31, 2010, Page A28):<br /><br />“But Who’s Counting?;<br />The million-billion mistake is among the most common in journalism.”<br /><br />[Link: http://articles.latimes.com/print/2010/jan/31/opinion/la-oe-smith31-2010jan31]<br /><br />By Doug Smith<br />Times Database Editor<br /><br /Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-1380320500142720362014-06-02T08:53:55.423-07:002014-06-02T08:53:55.423-07:00This is a great call-out, Blake. ABC News' rep...This is a great call-out, Blake. ABC News' reporting has been taking a nosedive for the past couple of years. They apparently don't have a copy editor on staff since the majority of stories always have at least one typo or misused word.<br /><br />It's really frightening how many people accept claims, such as the one you debunked, as gospel.KJKarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062270479333347583noreply@blogger.com