French reporter's faux pas rattles Shaker

Cleveland Plain Dealer ^ | January 29, 2008 | Michael K. McIntyre

[Right Wing Assault]

A reporter from Agence France-Presse, the world's oldest established news agency, visited Northeast Ohio recently to report on the devastation wrought by the subprime lending crisis.

The story was rich in detail: "The streets are empty. Trash rustles down the road past rusted barbecues, abandoned furniture, sagging homes and gardens turned to weed.

This is Shaker Heights."

Uh, no, it isn't. He was talking about Cleveland.

"It's like describing a murder scene and getting everything right except the name of the murder victim," said Cuyahoga County Treasurer James Rokakis, who was quoted inaccurately in the story as saying, "Shaker Heights was the perfect storm."

"I never even mentioned Shaker Heights," he said.

Luc Olinga, the French reporter based in New York who wrote the story for AFP, somehow got his geography mixed up.

[Right Wing Assault]

Turns out the stupid french reporter got his geography a bit mixed up.

[Hardastarboard]

Like most of Ohio hasn’t been like this for ten years anyway.

[Right Wing Assault]

OOPS! I made a mistake too. the correct headline should be “French reporter’s faux pas rattles Shaker”

The french reporter is infecting me with errors!

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This story has been posted and posted and posted.

[Right Wing Assault]

Like most of Ohio hasn’t been like this for ten years anyway.

Not really. The major cities have bombed out areas just the same as in many states, but many areas are doing well.

[org.whodat]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960521/posts

[Vaquero]

it is a time to look for buying opportunities.

[Right Wing Assault]

This story has been posted and posted and posted.

You didn't even read the story or my post #3. This is a new article pointing out the error in the first. I stupidly put the wrong headline on it, but please read before you post. I have asked the mod to correct the headline.

[gotribe]

A reporter from Agence France-Presse, the world's oldest established news agency, visited Northeast Ohio recently to report on the devastation wrought by the subprime lending crisis decades of Democratic political control.

As long as we're trying to be accurate.

[org.whodat]

OK,

[Prospero]

Thanks for this. I remembered reading this story and thinking there was something strange and incredible about it. It was, as it turns out, just that: Incredible. A sound, honest, Conservative word we ought to reclaim.

Incredible

[vamoose]

That article caught my eye as well. As a former Cleve. Hts. resident, Shaker Hts. neighbor to the North, I knew there was no “Chagrin St.” Chargin Blvd, yes; Chagrin St. no. As my freshman English instructor would say, that is a mistake that “casts doubt upon the author’s literacy”, or veracity in this case.

Glad to hear it has been revealed journalistic incompetence.

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

Frogs make me sad!

[dfwgator]

Sounds like the reporter has been listening to “My City Was Gone” by The Pretenders.

[SlapHappyPappy]

Didn’t you know that all you need to do on FR is read the first line?