Bwahahaha. Ahahaha. Heehahaha. The know-it-alls at Vox.com have done it again. Last night, an expert explainer Voxsplained that it would be the “longest night in the history of Earth.”
https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/546674543608483840
Except, well, it wasn’t.
We got it wrong. Here's the correction to our article about the longest night: http://t.co/rrLVmW7zqC pic.twitter.com/JEslvMuhh5
— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 21, 2014
Vintage Voxpert-ise, friends. Savor it.
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/546730214194413568
Vox’s old pretentious mission: “Explain the news.”
The media is excellent at reporting the news and pretty good at adding commentary atop the news. What’s lacking is an organization genuinely dedicated to explaining the news. That is to say, our end goal isn’t telling you what just happened, or how we feel about what just happened, it’s making sure you understand what just happened.
We’re going to deliver a lot of contextual information that traditional news stories aren’t designed to carry, and we’re hiring journalists who really know the topics they cover. There’s no way we’ll be able to help readers understand issues if we haven’t done the work to understand them ourselves.
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Vox’s new mission:
Explain away its errors. Again and again and again.
Let the mockery continue.
https://twitter.com/ConnorSouthard/status/546750276766801920
A JPL representative writes to inform us the commute to Mars is actually longer than most Amtrak trips. We regret the error. #VoxCorrections
— Anti-Smatter (@mdrache) December 21, 2014
#VoxCorrections "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" was not in fact a satire about southern racists. It is a beloved piece of Americana.
— IWantNothingHat (@Popehat) December 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/CrankyGordon/status/546754364468391937
Turns out the yard in the Adam Sandler remake of "The Longest Yard" wasn't as long as the yard in 1974 original. @voxdotcom #VoxCorrections
— Baylen J. Linnekin (@baylenlinnekin) December 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/FirstTeamTommy/status/546752929278222336
#VoxCorrections An earlier version of this story suggested the Hokey Pokey isn't what it's all about. We regret the error.
— David Sorrell (@Rayado2011) December 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/McSorley64/status/546755249785298944
#VoxCorrections Eagle Scouts are not elite members of the Army Rangers; they are high school students. We regret the error.
— Dodd (@Amuk3) December 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/FJ473/status/546753300113010688
Gigglesnort overload.
.@popehat @ohiocoastie @RexHarrisonsHat @seanmdav
You guys, I think I've found the problem! #VoxCorrections pic.twitter.com/QlL0dQs9Uh— VekTor (@VekTorBK) December 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/AHSAnderson01/status/546747432701558784
It may not have technically been the longest night on the history of the planet. But we’re pretty sure it’s starting to feel that way over at the headquarters of the Voxplainers of the Universe. Better luck next year, Voxperts!
Previous #VoxCorrections and Vox coverage.
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