Gay can mean something else
By Andrew Grant-Adamson • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Journalism, OnlineStories about the dangers of using find and replace on copy have been around ever since writers started using word processors, but I like this one from the Carpetbagger Report.
The American Families Association apparently uses this technique as a matter of course, which resulted in the headline on some AP copy becoming, “Homosexual eases into 100 final at Olympic trials”.
It should have been referring to the athlete Tyson Gay.
The Families Association boasts on its website: “At OneNewsNow.com, you will get your news from reporters you can trust to give the latest news without the liberal bias that characterizes so much of the ‘mainstream’ media.” Sure thing!
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