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We regret the error - it's a phrase that appears in newspapers almost daily, the standard notice that something went terribly wrong in the reporting, editing, or printing of an article. From Craig Silverman, the proprietor of website named RegretTheError (one of the Internet's most popular media-related websites), comes a collection of funny, shocking, and sometimes disturbing journalistic slip-ups and corrections. On display are all types of media inaccuracy - from 'fuzzy math' to 'obiticide' (printing the obituary of a person very much alive and well) to complete and utter ethical lapses. While some of the errors can be laugh-out-loud funny, the book contains a sobering journey through the history of media mistakes and a serious muck-raking investigation of contemporary journalism's lack of accountability to the public.

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"""Silverman injects plenty of humor, but mostly he is deeply concerned about the science of journalism, and at the heart of this romp is an argument for increased public participation in the news cycle.""--""Publishers Weekly"""""" ""Mixing humorous corrections taken from large and small newspapers alike, Silverman gives historical context to the current problems...and then proposes solutions for busy newsrooms.""--""Variety """

Silverman injects plenty of humor, but mostly he is deeply concerned about the science of journalism, and at the heart of this romp is an argument for increased public participation in the news cycle. -- Publishers Weekly Mixing humorous corrections taken from large and small newspapers alike, Silverman gives historical context to the current problems...and then proposes solutions for busy newsrooms. -- Variety <p>

Silverman injects plenty of humor, but mostly he is deeply concerned about the science of journalism, and at the heart of this romp is an argument for increased public participation in the news cycle. -- Publishers Weekly Mixing humorous corrections taken from large and small newspapers alike, Silverman gives historical context to the current problems...and then proposes solutions for busy newsrooms. -- Variety

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Craig Silverman is a journalist and founder of RegretTheError.com, a compilation of media errors that receives tens of thousands of visitors monthly. Jeff Jarvis is a media critic and proprietor of buzzmachine.com.

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