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| − | '''Newsweek''' is a weekly newsmagazine, started in 1933. It is perhaps most famous for its now-debunked article<ref>http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=73468878919023&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=95b64c1e,e7f82192&FORM=CVRE</ref> about an incident at [[Guantanamo Bay]] in which a [[Koran]] was allegedly flushed down the toilet. The story was eventually proved false, and Newsweek was harshly criticized for it. | + | '''Newsweek''' is a weekly newsmagazine, started in 1933. It is perhaps most famous for its now-debunked article<ref>http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=73468878919023&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=95b64c1e,e7f82192&FORM=CVRE</ref> about an incident at [[Guantanamo Bay]] in which a [[Koran]] was allegedly flushed down the toilet. The story was eventually proved false, and ''Newsweek'' was harshly criticized for it. |
| − | The criticism stemmed from the fact that Newsweek enjoys a nationwide audience and some degree of respect as a member of the newsmedia, and as such is expected to maintain a certain level of factual accuracy. | + | The criticism stemmed from the fact that ''Newsweek'' enjoys a nationwide audience and some degree of respect as a member of the newsmedia, and as such is expected to maintain a certain level of factual accuracy. |
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Revision as of 16:53, October 29, 2009
Newsweek is a weekly newsmagazine, started in 1933. It is perhaps most famous for its now-debunked article[1] about an incident at Guantanamo Bay in which a Koran was allegedly flushed down the toilet. The story was eventually proved false, and Newsweek was harshly criticized for it.
The criticism stemmed from the fact that Newsweek enjoys a nationwide audience and some degree of respect as a member of the newsmedia, and as such is expected to maintain a certain level of factual accuracy.