Newsweek lied; people died.

Horrible, horrible stuff. If you haven't heard, Newsweek reported an incorrect story which sparked riots where at least 15 people were killed. Even with this much blood on Newsweek's hands, its 'apology' is pretty weak. A short description of the story is here.
Instapundit has more information here, here and here.
Some bloggers are speculating that if a blog published a report that led to the deaths of dozens of people, the mainstream media would be up in arms, calling for the regulation of blogs, etc.

JP - I like the ideas. I'm having trouble getting to Cafe Press today, but I'll check out what you have up there. Go to www.sitemeter.com for the site meter.

Tired today. Was out with S's parents last night, and when I got home, watched the finale of Survivor (yes, I'm getting into that show, too...). I would have waited to watch it today, but I knew I couldn't avoid hearing about the winner in today's papers.

Have a safe flight back to the U.S., Dad!
C
- posted by Christoph Roggenkamp @ 5/16/2005 12:28:00 PM