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Douva wrote: I thought you all might appreciate this response from the author of the article that received the egregiously inaccurate headline:

I have resigned due to the improper treatment of my CORRECTLY written and FACT CHECKED article which never mentioned 'Gov Perry' or the word 'Veto'. As a student, this could very seriously damage my reputation when entering the workforce, and that is a risk I cannot take. A retraction is being printed by the paper and one is on the web now. It clears me by name, publicly. The students involved, sadly, did not know the difference between a bill dying in commitee and it being vetoed by the cheif executive of our state. (Anyone with ahalf a brain knows Perry would support such a bill!) I would never attach my name to an organization who so carelessly "invented" news for the sake of a salacious headline. Keep taking crack pot journalist to task... someone needs to.

On your side.

Respectfully,

Eric Miller

Sadly enough, he may very well be right about others not knowing the difference between a bill dying in committee and a chief executive vetoing it. Our educational system lacks much in its teaching of how our government works, and many people sleep through what little there actually is. The problems with the article as it appeared suggest that a great deal of editorial license was taken with it, since even the re-edited version contained many of the same errors as the original. Since Matt Miller took responsibility for the original containing these errors, it seems reasonable to suppose that his is the "pen" responsible for their presence in the first place.

At any rate, if Eric Miller feels that his journalistic integrity has been damaged by association with The Daily Cougar, his resignation is an appropriate response.

Also, it appears that any articles which mention SB1164 have been removed, and I was unable to locate any retractions.

GaryAdrian wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:What garbage! SB1164 died in the House Calendars Committee. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLook ... ill=SB1164" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Right after Virginia Tech happened, Gov. Perry responded by saying Texas CHLs should be able to carry their guns everywhere in the state.

This is amazing.

Chas.

That's right! And this will spread to possible other pubs in the .edu domains.
If you can, write to editor@thedailycougar.com and explain the the information is incorrect before other Universities pick it up.
Maybe if everybody writes this will nip this in the bud before the liberal leaning Universities start touting this as a win.
I bet Mr. Perry won't like this.

I'd do it, but I work here. Free speech only goes so far here.

Surely even as an employee of the University, you can contact the editor and inform them of the mistaken information being published as fact. It isn't a political issue at this point so much as one of recorded facts. They claim a veto where none took place, and passage through the House which didn't happen. The remainder of the story needs to stand or fail as a story on its own merit, but the claims of fact should surely be allowed to be challenged if done politely.