Charles Apple has a great post on his
American Copy Editors Society blog today
regarding a mistake in today's issue of the
Iowa State Daily. It's a small typo, but it has BIG consequences. As in, the difference between sexual consent and sexual assault.
You can read what Charles wrote
here, because it says it so well. But, for those to lazy to click through, here it is:
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| The front page story |
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| The jump page |
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| The typo from the jump.... |
If that is accurate, then there are a lot of people who are going to be seeking to have convictions overturned....
Wow, that makes no sense at all. I wonder how that was overlooked.
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