This type of error is inexcusable and makes all media look foolish and careless.
Yes, it's a mistake. It's also another example of how local media does not care about what they publish. This sends a clear message to audience and advertisers, that WANE TV is a slipshod operation, merely going through the motions with no desire to be accurate or correct.
You should look into the story they had today on the shoplifter. They did a sympathetic first edit, placing Raquel Foster's statement that he was being investigated for other shoplift complaints, then noted that they found "nothing on his record". The next edit included the FWPD forwarding about a dozen police reports on the guy for the alleged shoplifts, neatly re-headlined to eliminate their earlier bias. Some self-righteous reporter learned a valuable lesson on checking their report in the right place.
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