Washington Post issues editor’s note over early Covington coverage
By Tal Axelrod - 03/02/19 08:57 AM EST
The Washington Post issued an editor’s note Friday over its early coverage of a viral exchange between a student from the Covington Catholic High School and a Native American veteran.
The paper said subsequent evidence, including reporting, unsurfaced video and a student’s statement clarifies the interaction and either contradicts or fails to confirm The Posts initial stories.
“Subsequent reporting, a student’s statement and additional video allow for a more complete assessment of what occurred, either contradicting or failing to confirm accounts provided in that story — including that Native American activist Nathan Phillips was prevented by one student from moving on, that his group had been taunted by the students in the lead-up to the encounter, and that the students were trying to instigate a conflict,†The Post said.
The controversy began earlier this year when video emerged of student Nick Sandmann, who was wearing a red “Make America Great Again†hat, and Nathan Phillips, a Native American elder, in a face-off in Washington while they were in town for separate rallies.
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