L.A. Times Columnist Falls For Obama Parody
Journalism is hard: “Tim Rutten’s Feb. 2 Op-Ed column about Simon & Schuster’s promotion of the political novel ‘O’ cited two passages it said were from the book, saying they demonstrated the author’s partisanship. Neither passage actually appeared in the book.”
To be fair, an opinion piece is not the same as reporting, but come on. Aren’t editors supposed to be minding the store here? Or has evil anti-Obama partisanship been living rent-free in their minds for so long that no one bothered to question the accuracy of Rutten’s accusations?
UPDATE: Linked at The Politisite Daily. Thanks!
