thefullbradlee
thefullbradlee
The Full Bradlee
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Honoring and archiving media mishaps, malaprops and related lapses in Fourth Estate judgment. It may not be an 8-year-old heroin addict named Jimmy, but it's enough to warrant penitence and apologies from the most iconic journalists.
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thefullbradlee · 8 months ago
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My thoughts and prayers to anyone suffering from a debilitating case of Frenchiness. Tweet from the Associated Press' Stylebook account on Jan. 27, 2023. And yes, they're super sorry. Source: Screenshot of original.
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thefullbradlee · 8 months ago
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2024 starts with a bang for Silicon Valley. Tweet from NPR on Jan. 31, 2024. Source: Screenshots of original.
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thefullbradlee · 8 months ago
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This is obviously false. Everyone knows only yuzu and kumquats grow in that thin martian soil. Published by the New York Times on June 8, 2021. Source: Screenshot of archived file.
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thefullbradlee · 4 years ago
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Lame as a joke but also very wrong. There were no injures. Folks are, of course, very sorry. From the Trentonian in Trenton, N.J., on July 10, 2002. Source: Shared fie.
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thefullbradlee · 4 years ago
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Holy shit. What kind of gun can shoot from Kenosha to Point Beach State Forest near Two Rivers? From CNN on Aug. 28, 2020. Source: David Edward on Twitter.
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thefullbradlee · 4 years ago
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Look a fucking test to a production segment instead of on stage or sandbox. From the Tampa Bay Times on May 18, 2020. Source: Screenshot from Jeremy Heath on Twitter.
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thefullbradlee · 4 years ago
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Latest CDC recommendations actually suggest you wear two bananas -- one in each nostril -- to prevent the spread of COVID-19. From KPRC-TV 2 in Houston on April 23, 2020. Source: Jody Genessy on Twitter.
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thefullbradlee · 4 years ago
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Subhed = 🤯. From the Huffington Post on Dec. 25, 2019. Source: Screenshot of story.
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thefullbradlee · 4 years ago
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But can he draft or a sign a quarterback? From @ChicagoBears, the official Twitter account of the Chicago Bears on Jan. 26, 2020. Source: Amanda Kaschube on Twitter.
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thefullbradlee · 4 years ago
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Good try. AP uses SocialFlow and doesn't uppercase rando words. From @ap, the primary Twitter account of the Associated Press on April 23, 2013. Source: Screenshot of original.
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thefullbradlee · 6 years ago
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Please forgive NYT Opinion for calling this "harmless fun." Louis C.K. was the RA on their dorm floor in college. Oh yes, this tweet was eventually deleted and they apologized. From @nytopinion, the opinion section Twitter account of the New York Times on Sept. 14, 2019. Source: Screenshot of original.
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thefullbradlee · 6 years ago
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I'm guessing like 90 seconds. From The Independent on Dec. 25, 2016, although it's now deleted. Source: Shared file on Twitter.
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thefullbradlee · 6 years ago
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I still remember that historic day John Glenn first stepped on Planet Moon. And yes, that series of errors did not go unnoticed. From the New York Daily News on July 16, 2019. Source: Screenshot of original tweet.
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thefullbradlee · 6 years ago
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WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING!? From the NYT Fashion Twitter account and Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein on Jan. 16, 2019, and Feb. 22, 2019. Source: Screenshots of originals.
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thefullbradlee · 6 years ago
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In addition to Aurorora, the Chronicle's morning newsletter also covers St. Chararles, Batatavia and Geneneva. From the Kane County Chronicle on Feb. 15, 2019. Source: Screenshot of origunal.
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thefullbradlee · 7 years ago
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That Anchorage quake was so big it shook Alaska's capital, Juneau, more than 800 miles away. From the Chicago Tribune newspaper on Dec. 1, 2018. Source: Screenshot of e-edition.
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thefullbradlee · 7 years ago
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Who says you don't have to worry about line breaks in digital journalism? From Vanity Fair on Oct. 2, 2018. Source: Screenshot of original.
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