Wall Street Journal Makes Sarah Palin Older
Good afternoon. Just got back from reading the Journal. Poolside. I hope you are sitting in an uncomfortable office cubicle.
The Wall Street Journal came out with their first magazine. I still haven’t read it. A bit too glossy for me. Too many photos. If I wanted to feel dumb, I could just buy US Weekly or simply look in the mirror.
Saturday’s Journal, in the Corrections & Amplifications Column (many liberals would opine that the entire paper fits into this category), there was the following mea culpa:
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is 44 years old. An article on the governor in the Fall 2008 edition of WSJ. magazine that was included with some copies of the Sept. 6 Journal incorrectly said she is 45.
Yes. This is a minuscule error. FYI, my WSJ Magazine copy was among the “some” (botched) batch. However, remember, the elections will soon be upon us. And lots of attention has been directed at Palin’s youth. Therefore, mistaking Sarah Palin’s age is a matter of significance, albeit even just one year older!
A few weeks back, I blogged about a WSJ front page that juxtaposed a picture of Obama with the word “Muslim”. No doubt this was NOT intentional. Still, people need to be very sensitive. And pay attention to the nuances.
Here’s what I really don’t get; fine. The age was wrong. You made mention of it in your correction section. But why does the ONLINE version still say Palin is 45? This isn’t a print copy…which would make it too late to fix. For heavens sake, this is the web version.
To the folks at the Journal: details!
