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#1 ali_M

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Posted 15 September 2017 - 17:57

"Palmer learned he'd lost Renault F1 drive to Sainz on Autosport"

- This isn't even a spin that can be read/understood in different ways.

 

because in the article itself, there's this statement:

"Palmer said he was informed by Renault prior to Autosport breaking the story last Saturday."

 

I don't know if this sort of thing is intentional, but I think it crosses the line.



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#2 Prost1997T

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Posted 16 September 2017 - 12:43

I noticed this kind of headline clickbait has became more common in the last few months, across several motorsport sites. Often the quotes have nothing to do with the headline.



#3 Tsarwash

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Posted 16 September 2017 - 18:16

Did they change the article ? It doesn't say that now.



#4 ali_M

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Posted 17 September 2017 - 07:55

Yes.  Interestingly it has been edited to be consistent with the article topic. 

 

The resolution is better then since it was the worse of the two statements that turned out to be true.  :)

 

I've noted quite a few errors in articles of late, though mainly typos.  This one was pretty bad and calls for some more proof-reading before letting articles go live.  I understand the rush but as they say, haste can make waste.  I'm loyal to Autosport so I'm still around but I can tell you that if I was visiting a site and read the original, I'd likely have not returned.