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Newspaper corrections he'd like to see

July 24, 2007

Posted by Chris Roush

Norman Solomon writes on the Dissident Voice web site about newspaper corrections that he’d like to read but probably never will.

Norman SolomonHere are two related to business coverage:

* “Yesterday’s paper included a business section but failed to also include a labor section. Yet the vast majority of Americans work without investing for a living. They are employees rather than entrepreneurs. The failure to recognize such realities when using newsroom resources is not journalistically defensible. The Daily Bugle regrets the error.�

* “On Thursday, in a lengthy story about the economy, this newspaper quoted three corporate executives, two Wall Street business analysts and someone from a corporate-funded think task. But the article did not quote a single low-income person or a single advocate for those mired in poverty. The Daily Bugle regrets the error.�

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