• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
Person Supposedly Interviewed in Recent Mainstream Media Article Has Been Dead for Years

Person Supposedly Interviewed in Recent Mainstream Media Article Has Been Dead for Years

June 12, 2022
National Guard Joins DEA In California Desert To Bust Illicit Marijuana Grow

National Guard Joins DEA In California Desert To Bust Illicit Marijuana Grow

June 24, 2025
Trump Vilifies AOC, Calls Rep ‘Stupid’ For Impeachment Talk

Trump Vilifies AOC, Calls Rep ‘Stupid’ For Impeachment Talk

June 24, 2025
Massie Not Phased by Trump’s Push for His Removal From House

Massie Not Phased by Trump’s Push for His Removal From House

June 24, 2025
Dems Promote Rep Who Organized Luxury Trip To Support Reputed MS-13 Gangbanger

Dems Promote Rep Who Organized Luxury Trip To Support Reputed MS-13 Gangbanger

June 24, 2025
Unelected Official Plunges Dagger Into Heart Of Mike Lee’s Public Lands Bill 

Unelected Official Plunges Dagger Into Heart Of Mike Lee’s Public Lands Bill 

June 24, 2025
Speaker Johnson Calls out Dem Hypocrisy After US Strike on Iran: ‘It’s All Politics’

Speaker Johnson Calls out Dem Hypocrisy After US Strike on Iran: ‘It’s All Politics’

June 24, 2025
Trump Admin Green-Lights Migrant Detention Facility Guarded By Alligators

Trump Admin Green-Lights Migrant Detention Facility Guarded By Alligators

June 24, 2025
Trump Offers Rebuke as Iran and Israel Ceasefire Deal Appears to Crumble

Trump Offers Rebuke as Iran and Israel Ceasefire Deal Appears to Crumble

June 24, 2025
‘Who’s The Moral Actor Here?’: Scott Jennings Tears Into Cornel West For Suggesting Iran Strike Was ‘Immoral’

‘Who’s The Moral Actor Here?’: Scott Jennings Tears Into Cornel West For Suggesting Iran Strike Was ‘Immoral’

June 24, 2025
‘They Don’t Know What The F*ck They’re Doing’: Trump Unloads On Iran, Israel

‘They Don’t Know What The F*ck They’re Doing’: Trump Unloads On Iran, Israel

June 24, 2025
Biden-Appointed Judge Appears To Skirt SCOTUS Ruling In Deportations Case

Biden-Appointed Judge Appears To Skirt SCOTUS Ruling In Deportations Case

June 24, 2025
How Likely Is An Iranian Sleeper Cell Attack On US Soil?

How Likely Is An Iranian Sleeper Cell Attack On US Soil?

June 23, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home Commentary

Person Supposedly Interviewed in Recent Mainstream Media Article Has Been Dead for Years

by Western Journal
June 12, 2022
in Commentary
240 12
0
Person Supposedly Interviewed in Recent Mainstream Media Article Has Been Dead for Years
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

On Thursday, a mainstream media outlet published an article detailing efforts from democrats to purchase Spanish-language radio stations in Florida. However, one of the sources it claimed to interview reportedly died two years ago.

In the article from the Associated Press, the outlet detailed opposition from Cuban listeners in Miami to an effort to buy out some of their favorite stations.

The Latino Media Network, founded by strategists from the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, reached a deal “to acquire 18 AM and FM stations in ten U.S. cities from Televisa/Univision,” the AP reported.

The deal is still pending approval from the Federal Communications Commission, and many Miami listeners are speaking out against it.

The Miami station in question, Radio Mambi, draws listeners primarily of Cuban heritage. According to the AP, many of them feel this attempted acquisition by The Latino Media Network is an attempt to silence Latinos.

“We would need to be deaf and blind not to understand the motives behind this buyout,” listener Irina Vilariño said at a news conference according to the AP.

Up to this point, the AP’s report was all well and fine. The outlet seemed to have captured the feelings of many listeners and presented them in a fair manner.

But things went wrong when the AP included a quote supposedly from Radio Mambi host Martha Flores, who died in 2020. Social media users were quick to notice the egregious error, and verified user Giancarlo Sopo shared a screenshot on Twitter.

“I’m so confused by this article,” Sopo wrote. “The AP says it interviewed Miami Radio host Martha Flores on Wednesday, but she’s been dead for two years.

“How the hell did they pull this off? Séance? An ouija board? Did they hire a babalawo to talk to her?”

I’m so confused by this article.

The AP says it interviewed Miami Radio host Martha Flores on Wednesday, but she’s been dead for two years.

How the hell did they pull this off? Séance? An ouija board? Did they hire a babalawo to talk to her? pic.twitter.com/YCVwlJgG7O

— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) June 11, 2022

In a subsequent tweet, Sopo explained Flores was a pioneer in Spanish-language radio, and her death two years ago was reported by many news outlets.

Context: Martha Flores was considered Miami’s “Queen of Radio.” She was a pioneer of Spanish talk radio and died two years ago at the age of 92. It was widely reported at the time. pic.twitter.com/sRj2NvmHdK

— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) June 11, 2022

While it is one thing for a publication to make an honest mistake, it is another to completely misidentify a key interview subject. That appears to be exactly what the AP did, according to a correction that now appears at the bottom of the article.

“This story was first published on June 9, 2022,” the correction said. “It was updated on June 11, 2022 to remove comments erroneously attributed to Martha Flores, former host of a show on Radio Mambi in Miami, one of the stations in the proposed deal.

“Flores died in 2020. The comments were made by another woman. This version of the story removes those comments.”

Does this mistake make you less likely to trust the Associated Press?

Completing this poll entitles you to our news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Yes: 100% (4 Votes)
No: 0% (0 Votes)

Mistakes like this one are a major reason Americans cannot trust the legacy media. It would have taken less than five minutes for an employee to look up Flores and realize she is dead, but neither the reporter nor the editor took the time to do so before publishing the article.

Furthermore, the mistake in this particular article greatly distracts from the issue at hand. Instead of learning about legitimate concerns from Latino radio listeners, readers now must wonder why the AP published quotes it said were from a woman who died two years ago.

Mistakes certainly happen in any profession, but this one could have easily been prevented with just a simple Google search. Americans ought to expect better from a news outlet that is historically one of the most trusted sources.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

Tags: Deathmainstream-mediaMiamiTalk RadioU.S. News
Share196Tweet123
Western Journal

Western Journal

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th