Monday, January 16, 2006

CNN "oops" gets them banned from Iran

At least they're being upfront about screwing up. If only the MSM would make a more regular habit of admiting their screwups...

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's government banned CNN journalists from working in the country Monday after a translation error broadcast by CNN mistakenly quoted Iran's president as saying his nation has the right to build nuclear weapons, the state-run news agency said.


I wonder how huge an outcry their would be if Dubya had banned the NYT from all press conferences...