The Telegraph-Journal apologizes to Monsignor Brian Henneberry
Published Saturday September 12th, 2009
In its troubled report on the communion service at former governor general Roméo LeBlanc's funeral mass in July, The Telegraph-Journal said prominently, on the front page, that Monsignor Brian Henneberry, a senior Saint John priest, had "demanded" that Prime Minister Stephen Harper explain what he had done with the communion wafer that he had been given. The newspaper has determined that Monsignor Henneberry said no such thing and believes that the false assertion was wholly the product of improper editorial manipulation.
The newspaper has concluded that the sensational manner in which it presented its interview with Monsignor Henneberry resulted in a serious distortion of his actual remarks which were otherwise competently reported. Monsignor Henneberry's intent was simply to explain Roman Catholic belief and practice in a factual way after The Telegraph-Journal contacted him. It was not to accuse Prime Minister Harper of wrong-doing or to insinuate wrong-doing.
The Telegraph-Journal regrets this breach of journalistic principles and apologizes sincerely to Monsignor Henneberry for it.
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Any hesitation to name names is understandable, but this did not stop the T-J from "outing," by name, a student reporter who messed up on a few unimportant facts and another who submitted a translated column from a French-language newspaper as her own work. Needless to say, the "improper editorial manipulation" admitted to in today's apology was a far more egregious offence. Yet we can only guess who was at fault.
There are so many serious problems in the world and whatever Harpor did with his piece of bread is not big news folks !!!
Too bad this newspaper wasn't sued for defamation. (and that would include the local politician that spread this story, he probably won't get voted in next time either))
Its certainly time to have this rag shut down and replaced by someone that can report honestly and without being afraid of its current owners.
I never see any INVESTIGATING REPORTING on the things that are constantly covered up by the Irvings, but this is just a sign of absolute control over the press and the information made available to the public.