Posted on 04/25/2011 8:12:07 PM PDT by GreatJoeMcCarthy
The paper of record has been punked by the paper of parody.
The New York Times' April 17 mini-retrospective on the "original teen-girl tabloid," Tiger Beat, included a sampling of the magazine's covers throughout the years. But as the Times learned the hard way, one of those things was not like the others.
The cover in question, seen at right, pairs teen pop trio the Jonas Brothers alongside President Obama proclaiming: "I Sing in the Shower." The problem is, no such issue of Tiger Beat actually exists, which prompted the Times to issue a rather embarrassing erratum in this past Sunday's paper.
"A series of pictures last Sunday of covers of the magazine Tiger Beat, with an article about how the original teen-girl tabloid has remained virtually unchanged since its inception in 1965, erroneously included a parody cover, produced by the satiric newspaper The Onion, that featured a picture of President Obama," the correction reads.
In light of the recent pranks conservative activist James O'Keefe and liberal comedy troupe the Yes Men have played on major news organizations, is the Times' Tiger Beat gaffe yet another signal of decreased skepticism within the mainstream media as it adapts to the ever-quickening news cycle?
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dipsticks
Why should the NYT care? It’s not like they have credibility or readers anymore. Their most recent stats show that their daily issue is only about 875,000 ink-soaked rags.
Believe it or not, the only thing that props up the bankrupt NYT is the Kaplan learning Center, which also props up the Washington Post. Eye-opening article by Discover the Network’s Horowitz..
As a formerly avid reader of Tiger Beat, the idea that Obama is “cute” is very strange.
Strange isn’t necessarily the word I would use. I think he’s butt ugly with that pointed pin head of his, dumbo ears, weak chin and blue lips.
” ... New York Times falls for Obama Onion spoof ...”
ROFLMAO - New York Times IS Obama Onion spoof
To be fair, way back when The Onion articles could be posted here many a Freeper fell for them. I particularly remember the Onion article about the homosexual recruiting goals on elementary schools campuses being meet. A lot of freepers fell for it.
RIP Herbert.
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