Comments on: Mail editor’s claim that paper doesn’t regurgitate press releases contradicted by reality http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/2009/05/08/mail-editors-claim-that-paper-doesnt-regurgitate-press-releases-contradicted-by-reality/ Watching the Daily Mail Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:38:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Tim Miller http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/2009/05/08/mail-editors-claim-that-paper-doesnt-regurgitate-press-releases-contradicted-by-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-217583 Tim Miller Thu, 14 May 2009 22:51:59 +0000 http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/?p=3554#comment-217583 The mail " doesn’t lead with misleading headlines". Hmm. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1181524/Sold--25m-village-complete-manor-house-cricket-club-22-cottages-finds-buyer.html - the "£25 million" village, which in actual fact has a guide price between 22 and 25 million, and has been on the market for some time indicating that the selling price is likely to be less than the guide price. So, then, it's not a "£25 million village", is it? The mail ” doesn’t lead with misleading headlines”. Hmm.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1181524/Sold–25m-village-complete-manor-house-cricket-club-22-cottages-finds-buyer.html – the “£25 million” village, which in actual fact has a guide price between 22 and 25 million, and has been on the market for some time indicating that the selling price is likely to be less than the guide price. So, then, it’s not a “£25 million village”, is it?

]]> By: Alex http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/2009/05/08/mail-editors-claim-that-paper-doesnt-regurgitate-press-releases-contradicted-by-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-217558 Alex Thu, 14 May 2009 11:05:31 +0000 http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/?p=3554#comment-217558 Pedantry: Dacre doesn't know what the word "refute" means. To refute something is to disprove it - rather as you have done with his claim. What he did was rebut it. Pedantry: Dacre doesn’t know what the word “refute” means. To refute something is to disprove it – rather as you have done with his claim. What he did was rebut it.

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