Rocky Mountain News substitutes one tragic headline for another

An unfortunate "oops." A lot of newspaper errors are kinda funny -- as long as we're not the ones making them, that is. But one on the Rocky Mountain News website at this writing is more sad than amusing: A piece headlined "Boyfriend Suspected in Slaying of Girl, 4" is...
By Michael Roberts
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An unfortunate “oops.”

A lot of newspaper errors are kinda funny — as long as we’re not the ones making them, that is. But one on the Rocky Mountain News website at this writing is more sad than amusing: A piece headlined “Boyfriend Suspected in Slaying of Girl, 4” is affixed to a completely different Associated Press report — one that details a double-fatal car accident in Weld County. By the way, the crash story is properly labeled in the Rocky‘s September 29 print edition.

Since, presumably, Rocky technicians will fix this mistake shortly, click “More” to see a screen capture of the aforementioned piece. — Michael Roberts

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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