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Issue 265, Friday 27 May 2011 - 23 Jumad al-Akhar 1432 What’s in a name? By Elham Asaad Buaras
Media outlets around the world found out what a difference a consonant makes when they made the biggest typo and broke the news of the death of “Obama bin Laden”. After US President Barack Obama made the TV announcement that al-Qa’ida chief Usama Bin Ladin was dead, an anchor at Fox made the ultimate gaffe on air and told viewers, “President Obama is in fact dead.” Another Fox News affiliate channel carried a breaking news graphic with the same message: “Reports: Obama bin Laden dead.” Sky News, BBC, ABC News, Al Jazeera English and a CBS Radio had also goofed up. The world after Usama: the ‘dim’ prospects for sanity? |
