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Dewey defeats Truman II

Posted at 1:30 PM on February 2, 2012 by Bob Collins (2 Comments)
Filed under: Media

Remember when the Associated Press was winning plaudits a couple of weeks ago for its ironclad system of checking and double-checking sources, a system that kept the AP from reporting the premature death of Joe Paterno?

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Comments (2)

I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.... half an hour ago I saw that headline, didn't get a chance to read the story, came back and saw a story about how he confirmed he was endorsing Romney. Nice.

Posted by CHS | February 2, 2012 1:53 PM

The nature of the 24/7 gotta get it first media beast is such that stuff like this is inevitable.

Posted by Jim Shapiro | February 2, 2012 2:37 PM

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