Daily Times regrets 'gays' blunder
JournalismPakistan.com | Published 7 years ago | JP Staff Report
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ISLAMABAD–In an unusual turn of events, the Daily Times on Friday issued a formal apology following a major front-page gaffe. The error appeared in Thursday’s edition, where a headline read: “SC grants Daniyal 10 gays in contempt case” — a glaring typo that quickly caught readers’ attention.
The intended headline was meant to say “10 days,” referring to the Supreme Court granting Federal Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz ten days in a contempt of court case. However, the misspelling not only altered the meaning entirely but also provided fodder for widespread online humor.
On Friday, the paper printed a corrigendum, stating: “Apropos a news item published by Daily Times on front page in February 8 issue regarding hearing of a contempt case against Federal Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz in the Supreme Court, it is clarified that the word ‘days’ was inadvertently misspelt in the headline. The error is regretted.”
The incident has once again highlighted that errors, intentional or not, can cause great embarrassment.
