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futurejournalismproject:

Amanda Knox was found not guilty. 
But good job, Daily Mail. Good job.
Another reason not to pre-write the news. And another reason not to set your pre-written stories to autopublish.
Via Malcom Coles.
UPDATE: Here’s the original alternate reality article in its entirety, complete with photos, observations of weeping parents and saved for posterity. For example:

As Knox realized the enormity of what judge Hellman was saying she sank into her chair sobbing uncontrollably while her family and friends hugged each other in tears.


Here’s a tip for what not to do in journalism: Auto-publishing stories before the events actually occur destroys your credibility, especially if that event is FALSE.

futurejournalismproject:

Amanda Knox was found not guilty

But good job, Daily Mail. Good job.

Another reason not to pre-write the news. And another reason not to set your pre-written stories to autopublish.

Via Malcom Coles.

UPDATE: Here’s the original alternate reality article in its entirety, complete with photos, observations of weeping parents and saved for posterity. For example:

As Knox realized the enormity of what judge Hellman was saying she sank into her chair sobbing uncontrollably while her family and friends hugged each other in tears.

Here’s a tip for what not to do in journalism: Auto-publishing stories before the events actually occur destroys your credibility, especially if that event is FALSE.

  1. pop-arcana reblogged this from futurejournalismproject and added:
    Wow! I’d love to see their retraction. For a minute, I wondered if this...a Murdoch...
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  4. crackerjackrants reblogged this from givingmydays and added:
    Daily Fail. Got Fail? Got it Daily? Yes and yes.
  5. yuppienews reblogged this from futurejournalismproject and added:
    lol, oh the media.
  6. seriiously reblogged this from futurejournalismproject and added:
    can’t. stop. laughing. This is hilarious. I had no clue they pre-wrote the news to this extent.
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  8. elisabethnardi reblogged this from futurejournalismproject and added:
    Oh that’s embarrassing!...in print, you have
  9. just-dandy reblogged this from futurejournalismproject and added:
    Here’s a tip for what...do in journalism: Auto-publishing
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  21. thecamcorder reblogged this from futurejournalismproject and added:
    Guardian had the same thing on their live feed. Tut-tut.
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  24. mydisgracefulquestforimmortality reblogged this from caravanslost and added:
    The Daily Fail fails most epically, even by their standards.