Friday, October 10, 2003

Wshington Post responds:



Mark Stencel wrote:

> Many thanks for your note about the missing bit of the debate transcript on
> our Web site, washingtonpost.com. Several other very alert readers also
> called that to our attention this morning and the problem has been fixed
> now.
>
> The wire service that provides of our transcripts moves these long text
> files to us in the short takes, often as the events take place, and we then
> assemble and publish the documents. On rare occasions a bit is
> unintentionally dropped. We usually catch that, but as is often the case in
> online journalism we sometimes hear from our readers before we can catch
> and fix our own errors.
>
> Again, we appreciate the message very much -- and apologize for the
> unintended "editing."
>
> Mark Stencel
> Co-editor, Online News
> The Washington Post

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