Death by media

Posted on November 27, 2007, 8:00 am, by Craig Silverman, under Newspapers.

A Nov. 23 Hot Box item about actors from the 1960s TV series Hogan’s Heroes incorrectly listed Richard Dawson (b. Nov. 20, 1932) as deceased. The Star regrets the error. Link

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  • http://blog.fagstein.com/ Fagstein

    Amazingly, the original article has been corrected online (though no mention that a correction has been made). The Star (and other media) have had a spotty record on that kind of thing.

  • Craig Silverman

    The Star currently corrects the online version but does not insert a correction in the body of the article. When I was at their offices last week to give a presentation to staff, I was told that they will soon add the correction to the online article. That’s good news, and it’s what papers such as the NY Times and Washington Post do.

  • Ray Belew

    These corrections are so dissatisfying. Is The Star saying it’s sorry for doing something wrong or sorry Richard Dawson isn’t dead?

  • Charlene

    Ray, it seems clear to me that they’re regretting the error, unless they’re actually referring to Richard Dawson’s life itself as an error. I don’t think that’s reasonable.

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