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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“””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.
OK, we did it on purpose because we still think that Kavanaugh was and is still a serial rapist and pimp.
Who pays any attention to the post?
Will the Wash Po be there when ANTIFA start attending the games.
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’.
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