calling all journalists

[doremimi]

mr willson: "mimi, saw your quote in the commercial appeal today about getting drunk in the grove."

me: "what? what did i say?"

mr willson: "oh just something about getting drunk and throwing up in the grove...haha"

me: haha...**thought bubble** what the heck?

SO i decided to check it out...perhaps i did say something to someone at the commercial

Comments

[sackbutprince]

Well, making up people and their quotes is a gargantuan no-no and depending on the newspaper and its publisher, such an one would undoubtedly be fired immediately. *lol* Perhaps this Mimi Albadie does exist....'tis possible! So you don't remember some all-too-eager middle-aged man coming up to you and asking questions?!

[kimbro]

haha. Mimi! Ok, as a journalist, misspelling names is not tolerated at all. I mean, in our classes, if we misspell someone's name, our grade is automatically deducted like 2 letter grades. It's one of the worst screw ups in the professional world, because it sets the news organization up for potential libel. And gosh, fictionalization is definitely a no-no. Don't even get me started on Janet Cooke and Jayson Blair. Yikes.

[anonymous]

oops i forgot to tell you something....

[cheezbud21]

That is bizarre... Mimi, you should definitely contact The Commercial Appeal about it and tell them they need to publish a correction or you are going to sue them for libel (printing false information about you). Or, you could just tell them you're going to sue. That might work better.

_mcb_

[fireflyclone]

wow... that's pretty funny; hope it turns out okay!