Are Indian newspapers THIS bad? Bad journalism FTL.

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by MrPoloShirt, Dec 9, 2006.

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    I was searching and I noticed this:

    http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010423/biz.htm#1

    It was an article about Bill Gates. Read it. They claim Bill Gates is no longer the richest man and that Sam Walton is now richer than him.

    One problem though, SAM WALTON HAS BEEN DEAD FOR 15 YEARS.

    How can anyone be that stupid and be allowed to write in a newspaper? I'm not from India, so I wouldn't know, but I found this hard to believe.
     
    MrPoloShirt, Dec 9, 2006 IP
  2. gr8liverpoolfan

    gr8liverpoolfan Notable Member

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    Sam Robson Walton is the Walmart founder's son . It is he whom they were referring to .
     
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  3. MrPoloShirt

    MrPoloShirt Peon

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    I figured they confused him with his dad.

    But the problem is, Sam Walton had 4 kids, and the fortune is split 4 ways, so the article is still incorrect. They are attributing ALL the Walmart wealth to one man, but the truth is that it's split 5 ways (4 kids and the wife). This is still a huge mistake.

    Proof: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Worth_1.html
     
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  4. Seiya

    Seiya Peon

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    Trust me, even more stupid things get to newspapers these days, lack of news :p
     
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    Certix Banned

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    Weird stuff always gets into newspapers these days, although i didn't know bill gates fortune dropped so dramatically
     
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    gr8liverpoolfan Notable Member

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    The report was in 2001 and I do not have the time to check his fortune then :p
    and Gates, uhmm.. lets say penguin power ;)
     
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  7. MrPoloShirt

    MrPoloShirt Peon

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    The Waltons never passed up Bill Gates. They never even came close. That newspaper article is combining the wealth of ALL the Walton kids. That is misleading. It's just bad journalism.
     
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    God, that's stupid. I thought the Tribune was quite a good newspaper.
     
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    You are perfectly correct, MrPoloShirt, when you say that they combined the wealth of all the Walton kids.:)
    The Tribune's article came sourced that fact from the Sunday Times newspaper. The report was erroneous

    Here is a Forbes report which would clear it.
    http://www.forbes.com/2001/04/26/0426gates.html

    Both the newspapers are at fault here.
     
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  10. MrPoloShirt

    MrPoloShirt Peon

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    Yet another reason why socialist countries shouldn't write about American capitalists...they don't know what they're talking about.

    Leave it to American Forbes to clear up the ignorance and misinformation.
     
    MrPoloShirt, Dec 10, 2006 IP