The story had a sad ending as the reporter was
fired. Here's an update news from Reuters (January
24, 2005.) - Search "Lucian Yahoo" & "Ion Garnod".
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Newspaper Sacks Reporter Over Fake Yahoo Baby
BUCHAREST, Romania (Reuters) - A Romanian tabloid
said on Monday it had fired a reporter for making
up a story about a couple who named their son
Yahoo as a sign of gratitude for meeting over the
Internet.
Bucharest daily Libertatea published a story this
month saying two Romanians had named their baby
for the popular Web site and printed a picture of
his birth certificate. The news was published
internationally, including by Reuters.
"It was the reporter's child's birth certificate,
which he modified," said Simona Ionescu,
Libertatea's deputy editor-in-chief. "We fired him."
She said Ion Garnod, who had worked for the paper
for several years, had admitted inventing the
story to look good.
"If it were real, it would have been a good story
indeed," Ionescu said.
Garnod was not available for comment.
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Bye.
Suyono
PS: How about "Sokoban" for a baby name?
"Sokoban Spielberg" or "Sokoban Milosevic" sounds
good. "Sokoban! Sokoban! It's supper time!"
Steve wrote:
fired. Here's an update news from Reuters (January
24, 2005.) - Search "Lucian Yahoo" & "Ion Garnod".
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Newspaper Sacks Reporter Over Fake Yahoo Baby
BUCHAREST, Romania (Reuters) - A Romanian tabloid
said on Monday it had fired a reporter for making
up a story about a couple who named their son
Yahoo as a sign of gratitude for meeting over the
Internet.
Bucharest daily Libertatea published a story this
month saying two Romanians had named their baby
for the popular Web site and printed a picture of
his birth certificate. The news was published
internationally, including by Reuters.
"It was the reporter's child's birth certificate,
which he modified," said Simona Ionescu,
Libertatea's deputy editor-in-chief. "We fired him."
She said Ion Garnod, who had worked for the paper
for several years, had admitted inventing the
story to look good.
"If it were real, it would have been a good story
indeed," Ionescu said.
Garnod was not available for comment.
**************************************************
Bye.
Suyono
PS: How about "Sokoban" for a baby name?
"Sokoban Spielberg" or "Sokoban Milosevic" sounds
good. "Sokoban! Sokoban! It's supper time!"
Steve wrote:
>
> yono-
> i'm glad it was a hoax - imagine the neighbourhood
> listening to his lunatic mother calling him for
> supper - "yahoo! yahoo! it's supper time!"
> -steve
>