Sloppy Daily Mail journalism

[Gromit]

FYI...

Headline:

Boy, 2, killed by rollercoaster in first British fairground fatality for 20 years

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-118108 8/Boy-2-killed-rollercoaster-British-fairgroun d-fatality-20-years.html

Didn't believe that statistic so I googled it. Found several deaths.

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_ans wers/2000/nov/29/fairground-deaths

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/956090.stm

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/fai rground--inspector--found-guilty-over-deaths-o n-ride-605468.html

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Gir l-8-cheats-death-after.5163101.jp

[R1Geezer]

...err and?

[R1Geezer]

Are you highlighing the quite shocking fact that newspapers sometimes are not completely accurate?

Heaven Forfend!

[Oneeyedvic]

and in breaking news.....


.....bears crap in the wood

[Quinlad]

That is sloppy. But then, you'll find journalistic sloppiness in all papers.

My beef with the Mail isn't it's lax editorial standards. It's the fact that it makes its money by exploiting and fuelling the paranoia, fear, bitterness of the weak. Which is a shame.

[Quinlad]

* "its lax editorial standards..."

[Gromit]

It is currently the lead story and biggest headline on their website. If I can remember other deaths then so should they. Maybe they should have checked their own site archive.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-164302 /Firm-guilty-fairground-death.html

Sloppy.

[Haggisdj]

..and the Pope's $r5e is water tight, or am I getting mixed up?

[Gromit]

Someone at the DM has finally realised.

The headline and reference in the text have now been changed.

[youngmafbog]

Maybe they read your post Gromit !

[anotheoldgit]

There you go again Gromit, having a dig at the Daily Mail once again, you are becoming a bit of a bore.

Perhaps you should also check your numerous links Gromit, they also tend to contradict each other .

[B00]

Good Lord, its their biggest story on their website is it?

Are they bored of Peter and Jordan already?

[Ankou]

hmm, i'm not seeing that headline??
the article says 'The death is the first fatality on a British fairground in nine years.'


....? ugh?

[Ankou]

oh, missed your update.
sorry.