Monday, February 13, 2012

Can a company reference a published article but change the information referenced?

Hypothetically speaking. There is a radio show that airs information to the public. If this radio show airs information and references a published article as it's source, is it legal for them to change the information in the article that was referenced at their discretion?Can a company reference a published article but change the information referenced?If I understand your question, you're describing something like this. The host of the radio show says "In an article last week, The Happy Times Journal reported that the sky is pink." But what the Happy Times Journal really said is that the sky is blue.



If that's the case, what the radio station did is not illegal, but the station is guilty of presenting an inaccuracy. If it's serious enough, the editor of the Happy Times Journal might write a letter to the station manager and ask for a correction, saying that its position was stated incorrectly. If this happens a lot, the station's listeners will eventually realize that the station, or perhaps this particular host, can't be trusted. But if it was just a simple mistake, it's unlikely that anyone would make a big deal about it.
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