Washington Post Fakes Own Front Page For Profit

Courtesy Photo Business News & Forum  Sun, 06/28/2009 - 22:01

The Washington Post, (NYSE: WPO ) which normally sells reprints of past editions from major news stories for keepsake purposes, has stooped to a new low, faking a cover to cash in on Jackson's death.

To make matters even more absurd, Matt Schudel, in his article "Michael Jackson Obit, the Backstory " writes of the Jackson obit "...we had no advance obituary prepared." Really?

The King of Pop, whom you deem worthy of a $249 framed...


 

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