Va. paper sorry after front page names wrong governor in corruption case

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

It’s every reporter and editor’s nightmare -- an incorrect front-page headline.

 

And the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star published one for the ages on Tuesday, when the Virginia newspaper wrongly claimed on its front page that Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe just had his corruption conviction thrown out by the Supreme Court.

 

“McAuliffe’s Bribery Convictions Tossed,” the front-page headline blared in big bold letters.

 

The problem is, the Supreme Court's landmark decision pertained to former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s corruption case. While the story and image accurately reflected this, the headline did not.

 

As images of the paper’s typo zipped around social media, the paper quickly put out an apology on its website.

 

Editor Phil Jenkins told FoxNews.com he was alerted to the error by an email from a reader.

 

“I woke up, checked my phone and saw an email from a reader about the mistake. Then I went to the box, saw the paper and felt sick,” Jenkins said in an email.

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McAuliffe makes other people feel the same way...