AP Bungles a ‘No Comment’

After the Jewish Chronicle was hacked this week, an AP reporter asked JC editor Stephen Pollard if he thought the attack had anything to do with strained Israeli-Turkish relations.

Pollard said flatly enough he didn't want to speculate because he had no evidence to make that association.

Somehow, AP wrote:

Pollard said that the attack might be related to the diplomatic feud that erupted between Israel and Turkey last week, but added: "I don't want to speculate."

It's pretty pathetic when a journo puts words in someone else's mouth. Makes me wonder about the other "no comments" the wire service reports.