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Old 02-19-2013, 07:29 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
If Mr. Broder was "imprecise" then he should admit that he made several mistakes, and make a written retraction and apology. If he headlined his article and included an embarrassing picture of the Model S on a flatbed - that was actually caused by him and not any deficiencies in the car, then his article is worse than "imprecise", in my opinion.
This is also my conclusion; Mr. Broder's own actions, starting with almost willful ignorance of how the car works, turned a challenging test into a sensationalist news piece. I said as much in a comment to the Public Editor's article. They haven't bothered to post it.
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