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Poynter&rsqascii117o;s Craig Silverman released his annascii117al roascii117ndascii117p of the year&rsqascii117o;s biggest media errors and corrections on Sascii117nday.

The President Obama/Osama Bin Laden gaffe topped Silverman&rsqascii117o;s list for the biggest typo of 2011. In the wake of Obama&rsqascii117o;s Sascii117nday night annoascii117ncement on May 1st, media organizations scrambled to break news of Osama Bin Laden&rsqascii117o;s death. For reasons Silverman described in a piece for Colascii117mbia Joascii117rnalism Review, anchors became tongascii117e-tied and repeatedly said 'Obama' when they meant to say 'Osama.' Editors also committed the Obama/Osama typo, with 'Obama Bin Laden' appearing in print and online media pascii117blications.

The false reporting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords&rsqascii117o; death was Silverman&rsqascii117o;s 'media error of the year.' According to Silverman, news broke that Giffords was dead after NPR tweeted that the congresswoman and six others were shot and killed. The news spread on Twitter like wildfire, creating a lot of confascii117sion shortly after news of the shooting broke.

View the rest of Silverman&rsqascii117o;s list at Poynter, inclascii117ding some lighthearted, mistakenly profane gaffes. Remember this one?