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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Monkey

Indy out of tune on 6 Music

With a takeover imminent at Alton Towers, AKA the Independent's offices, staff there can be forgiven for occasionally taking their eye off the ball. Monkey's correction of last week was: "Due to a production error we reported that the BBC has received 800,000 complaints over the proposed closure of digital radio station 6 Music. We are told, and accept, that the actual figure was just under 8,000 complaints." And the Indy was also a clear winner the week before, with the following (prepare to wince): "On 7 March 2010, we published an article by [the Girl With a One Track Mind blogger] Zoe Margolis. In part of the first edition and online, this article carried the headline, 'I was a hooker who became an agony aunt'. This was written by the newspaper, not Ms Margolis. We accept that Ms Margolis is not and has never been a 'hooker' or otherwise involved in the sex industry … "

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