LinkLinks Washingtonian: WTOP’s Wernher von Braun Screwup Demonstrates a Peril of Local Reporting By Editor On Jul 17, 2019 Last updated Jul 17, 2019 35 Share The tweets are brutal in their cluelessness: On Tuesday, WTOP credited an Alexandria man crucial to the Apollo 11 launch as a “brilliant German-American rocket engineer.” Then, a correction: “We have updated this story to explicitly state that Wernher von Braun was a Nazi.” And finally, “After careful consideration, WTOP has decided to remove the article from our website. This story did not meet WTOP’s standards and should not have appeared on any of our platforms.” 35 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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