May Not Be Humor, But Still Unintended!
Today's (January 27, 2006) Vijaya Karnataka, "ಸುದ್ದಿಮನೆ ಕತೆ" column is about factual errors, inappropriate headlines, etc and the unintentional humor that's caused by them.
Writing on this topic "ಸುದ್ದೀಶ" mentions about a correction issued by the British newspaper The Guardian. Here is what he writes (the emphasis is ours):
Since these factual errors were about a correction about other factual errors, could we expect a correction in Vijaya Karnataka? Hopefully a humorous one?!
Update: There was a correction published yesterday (February 3, 2007). This week's "ಸುದ್ದಿಮನೆ ಕತೆ" column has the following bit at the end:
Writing on this topic "ಸುದ್ದೀಶ" mentions about a correction issued by the British newspaper The Guardian. Here is what he writes (the emphasis is ours):
ಅಮೆರಿಕದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ತತ್ವಜ್ಞಾನಿ ಡೇನಿಯಲ್ ಡೆನೆಟ್ ಎಂಬಾತ ನಿಧನನಾದಾಗ ಲಂಡನ್ನ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ "ದಿ ಗಾರ್ಡಿಯನ್" ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ನಿಧನವಾರ್ತೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿತು. ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅವೆಷ್ಟು ತಪ್ಪುಗಳಿದ್ದವೆಂದರೆ ಮರುದಿನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ಓದುಗರ ಕ್ಷಮೆಯಾಚಿಸಿತು. ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ ಧೀರ್ಘ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟನೆ ಸಹ ನೀಡಿತು. ಅದನ್ನು ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.The truth, shall we say, is, a little bit different.
- Daniel C Dennett is very much alive. At least, as we write this. The report about his death is, as the saying goes, grossly exaggerated.
- Again, as we write this, the Guardian has not published a report about Dennett's death. It was a profile of him that had the factual errors.
- The correction was not issued the next day. The initial story was published on April 17, 2004 and the correction was issued on April 22, 2004.
Since these factual errors were about a correction about other factual errors, could we expect a correction in Vijaya Karnataka? Hopefully a humorous one?!
Update: There was a correction published yesterday (February 3, 2007). This week's "ಸುದ್ದಿಮನೆ ಕತೆ" column has the following bit at the end:
ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ: ಹಿಂದಿನವಾರ ಈ ಅಂಕಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಡೇನಿಯಲ್ ಡೆನೆಟ್ ನಿಧನರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಸಂತಸದ ಸಂಗತಿಯೆಂದರೆ ಅವರು ಬದುಕಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇರುವವರನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲವಾಗಿಸುವ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯವಿರುವುದು ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತರಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ. ಉದ್ದೇಶರಹಿತವಾಗಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲವಾಗಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಷಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ.