Hey FishbowlDC: Check Your Obits
FishbowlDC, always a good source for media-related events and news, has slightly overbilled an event that takes place tomorrow. It's a discussion on "media business models and the role of philanthropy" and it's hosted by the Washington Monthly and the New America Foundation.
Take a look at the screen grab above: Participating in one of the event's panels is a great roster of thinkers, including the Atlantic's James Bennet and the Monthly's Paul Glastris. Yet whatever give-and-take those fellows have with Joan Shorenstein would have to be other-worldly in nature, because Shorenstein died in 1985 of cancer.
Matt Dornic, who posted the item for FBDC, writes, "Next time, I’ll make certain to call each person and verify that they are alive before pushing that notorious publish button." He has corrected the mistake.
6:59 pm
Erik - glad to see that you are such a fan. Keep up the good work - hopefully it drives some traffic your way!
Here was my actual comment:
I’ll issue a formal retraction immediately and apologize to her estate for the poor copy and paste job that I did while trying to plug an event for a reader. Next time, I’ll make certain to call each person and verify that they are alive before pushing that notorious publish button.
Unfortunately, you caught me after it was corrected.
Best - Matt
From: Erik Wemple
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:39 PM
To: Matt
Subject: Shorenstein
Hey Matt: In one of your posts, you've got Joan Shorenstein participating in a panel tomorrow. But she died in 1985. Any comment?