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Washington Post admits gaffe after putting story on Kavanaugh coaching basketball in ‘Public Safe...
Fox News ^ | Brian Flood

Posted on 11/29/2018 9:10:49 AM PST by jazusamo

Full title: Washington Post admits gaffe after putting story on Kavanaugh coaching basketball in ‘Public Safety’ section

The Washington Post admitted it made a blunder on Wednesday by placing a story about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh coaching youth basketball under the “Public Safety” section online.

Kavanaugh, who recently returned to coach his daughter’s basketball team, was famously accused of sexual assault during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Kavanaugh denied all allegations and was confirmed after an FBI investigation.

Media watchdogs were then shocked when Ann Marimow’s Nov. 27 piece on his youth coaching appeared in the “Public Safety” section. However, the paper claims it was simply a mistake and changed it to the “Local” section after a backlash.

“Legal affairs stories written by that author automatically default to the public safety category. Obviously, this one shouldn’t have been there and once we caught the error we corrected it,” a Post spokesperson said in a statement, first obtained by Law & Crime and confirmed by Fox News.

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To: jazusamo

“””Washington Post admits gaffe”””


Sorry, not buying it. The placement of the story was intentional. Some WAPO leftie got a pat on the back for coming up with the idea.

How many internet hits did WAPO get because of their gaffe?
Answer: Millions

How many internet hits would have WAPO received if they had properly placed the story?
Answer: Very few

Internet hits results in advertising dollars.


21 posted on 11/29/2018 10:04:20 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: jazusamo
FALSELY famously accused of sexual assault
22 posted on 11/29/2018 10:18:13 AM PST by Kid Shelleen ((Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong))
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To: jazusamo
Blunder?
Gaffe?
A joke gone bad?
Uh, we're running out of explanations.

OK, we did it on purpose because we still think that Kavanaugh was and is still a serial rapist and pimp.

23 posted on 11/29/2018 10:42:28 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: Michael.SF.

Who pays any attention to the post?


24 posted on 11/29/2018 11:01:57 AM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: bgill

Will the Wash Po be there when ANTIFA start attending the games.


25 posted on 11/29/2018 11:46:02 AM PST by cnsmom
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To: jazusamo

It’s a ‘blunder’ when they do it against a Democrat. But funny, that NEVER seems to happen.

It was their idea of a ‘joke’.


26 posted on 11/29/2018 3:43:20 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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