The Press And The Facts

[mrs_overall]

Long story, but a newspaper wanted to interview my daughter this week. I read the article yesterday and apart from spelling her name correctly, they have got just about every single fact wrong.
The article was about an event that happened on a Saturday and she was filmed for a National Geographic tv programme. The article got the event wrong, the date wrong, said she would be featured in NatGeo magazine AND attributed a quote to her that she never said.
I emailed the journalist who sent me a reply saying he felt sorry for me as I obviously viewed life in a negative manner! Bloody cheek!
I guess the media never let the truth stand in the way of a good story.

[mrs_overall]

Sweaty, you read the Daily Mirror?
I need to go lie down with a stiff drink for the shock

[mrs_overall]

I have to go now....back later.

[Svejk]

Read all the papers. Its a long day in t'library.

[Dee Sa]

Mrs O I thought you were the international supermodel in the family, how come they did not interview you ? if they do tell them the exact opposite of what you mean to say and they will twist that into whats true ! call a press conference my dear.

[mccfluff]

the journo's reply was rude, go over their head and complaint to the editor

[boxtops]

It's your daughter who ought to be contracting the paper, not you - sounds as if a printed apology is in order if they got it that wrong.

To set the other side of the record - I do write to our local rags and they always publish in full, verbatim.