Spiegel's color scheme is red, black, and white. Now where have I seen that combo before? It was in Germany. It was during the 1,000 years between 1933 and 1945. Oh, yes, I remember.
Posted by: PacRimJim | May 03, 2006 at 07:30 AM
PRJ, will you ever learn to write a comment without making stupid misplaced allusions to the nazis?
Posted by: Klops1 | May 03, 2006 at 10:26 AM
That's funny... sending SPIEGEL a bill for "editorial services". The scary thing is, if SPIEGEL's accounts-payable is like that of a lot of companies, they will probably pay it...
Seriously, it is rather remarkable that corrections like this get made at all, when the pressure is coming solely from a handful of Web sites. Truth is a powerful motivator. Who besides Medienkritik has commented on this article? Just scanning around the handful of English-language sites that I know of, I haven't found anything about it anywhere else. It looks like Medienkritik is catching some eyes among German MSM types.
Posted by: Cousin Dave | May 03, 2006 at 03:19 PM
PacRimJim, that remark is absolutely uncalled for. P*** off.
I would like German readers here to educate me. Most American publications have what is called a corrections policy. They publish corrections to articles in a standard place so readers can see them. Some newspapers, e.g. the Washington Post and New York Times also have ombudsmen, who critique the paper's performance per readers' complaints/compliments.
Same in Germany? Or not?