The New York Times was mocked mercilessly on Twitter for their weird headline that seemed to confirm their abject ignorance about “flyover” country.
Here it is:
The shooting was pretty bad – 28 people were shot, but no one was killed.
Anyway here’s how people responded to “downtown Arkansas”:
Remember when the NYT editor promised that reporters wouldn't just fly over flyover country?
Months later, NYT thinks Arkansas is a city. https://t.co/h1QZgsQqnz— Joel Engel (@joelengel) July 1, 2017
Is Downtown Arkansas next to suburban Kentucky?
— #JeSuisJuive (@lamblock) July 1, 2017
Downtown Arkansas……
— Colonel Potter (@laurakfillault) July 1, 2017
If @nytimes had copy editors, they would know that Arkansas is a state, not a city. #flyoverCountry https://t.co/VvQmZQQtbF
— Stephen Fleming (@StephenFleming) July 1, 2017
nah, downtown Arkansas is in the 57th state
— Matt French (@MMLFrench) July 1, 2017
Well… is the public allowed to comment on the article at least?
"Geography Dies in the Newsroom"— Jeebus Christos (@travelinjeebus) July 1, 2017
"Downtown Arkansas".
Thank you for that info, Left-Wing Wizards of Smart. https://t.co/J1sFuHIvcd
— FunkyPox (@corrcomm) July 1, 2017
As I’ve said before, I think some of the vitriol tossed against the media is a little hyperbolic but stuff like this doesn’t help…