An unbelievable "gaffe" was committed by three of the biggest in circulation Greek sunday papers ("To Vima, "Ethnos" and "Eleutherotypia") , on Sunday the 21th of June. Some early prints of these news papers that are meant to be delivered on distant districts of the country, were reporting on a meeting of the Greek prime minister Karamanlis with his Turkish counterpart Erdogan that actually never took place, as it was canceled by Mr. Erdogan the very last moment. The Greek readers are impressed by the size of this "gaffe", especially when it comes from newspapers that people consider having high caliber and esteem.
But how did that happen? The "gaffe" is [supposingly] due to the large number of copies that have to be printed for the Sunday editions of the newspapers. Because of that, they have to start printing the Sunday papers as early as Saturday morning. So a lot of times they refer to meetings and activities as if they already happen, and some other minor "gaffes" have resulted as of that practice in the past.
But the newspaper "To Vima" went a step further this time. They reported on the actual content of the meeting, supplementing that it took place in an overall "very cold climate"! The prefabricated article also reported that Turkish prime minister Erdogan was not at all pleased with the decision taken at the late EU summit that concerned Turkey becoming the receiving end of illegal immigration.
Turkish media and newspaper "Sabah" tapped on the event, and reported it as a standard case that provides proof of how biased and malicious the Greek press is towards Greek-Turkish relationships.
The spokesman of the paper "To Vima" said: "It is not uncommon for an article about a meeting with a foreign leader to be written beforehand, as unofficial and yet valid sources, allow information about the positions of both sides to be leaked to selected reporters. Often, many of these reporters write their articles and deliver them for publication before the meeting is actually over".
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