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The media has been distorting things for a long time, in fact I would argue that it is unavoidable. Usually a correction will come far too late to change the impact of the original piece.
One of the most famous attempts to "correct" a report was when the BBC accused the Government of "sexing up" the Iraq WMD document. After extensive and expensive investigation Lord Hutton concluded, as many of us did, that the report could be considered sexed up. However he went on to say, unlike many of us, that he would not use those words. [Chapter 12 467,1,viii]
Unfortunately I don't think there is a course of action that will make a difference. Any correction process will always be dominated those with power an influence, the very people who need it least. Leading to an equally unclear picture at the end. People read what they want to hear, we are rarely as open to debate as we like to think.
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My point was that they should be fined heavily. I agree that corrections make little difference, but a fine of significance and several of them, would.
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