The Big City column on Tuesday, about Terri White, an actress who is back on Broadway in “Finian’s Rainbow†a year after an eviction left her homeless, overstated her professional achievements, based on information provided by Ms. White. Although she was featured in the Tony-nominated “Barnum†in 1980, she did not herself earn a nomination. [...]
Newspaper circulation: An article in Business on Tuesday about newspaper circulation said the Oakland Tribune reported a 7.3% gain in circulation to 68,067. Those results were actually reported by the Oakland Press, in Oakland, Mich. The California paper reported a 0.3% gain in subscribers to 92,794. Link Report an error
Orthodox Jews were excluded from a study of marriages among Jews who made “birthright” visits to Israel because they were presumed to have a high rate of marriages within the faith. A U.S. News article about the study in some Monday editions incorrectly said Orthodox Jews weren’t included because they were presumed to have a [...]
In the item “Jasper started it, honest” (18 October) about the Daily Telegraph’s recent feature on Tunbridge Wells it was wrongly suggested that Jasper Gerard had asked two boys of seventeen to pose for a fake picture showing them drunk, and that the paper had published it without their permission. We are happy to make [...]
An article pointed to a political dispute in Islington, north London, as an example of why some opponents suspected the Liberal Democrats of preparing to use dirty tactics at the next election (Lib Dems accused of dog whistle politics over Gypsy claims, 12 September, page 7). It also mentioned an incident when a rival candidate [...]
IN last week’s Argus, we published a story about a pipe bomb attack on a house at Gort Nua in Castlebellingham. We quoted the Garda Commissioner saying that the basis for such attacks lay in extortion and the drugs trade and we have been contacted by the occupants of the house who wish to point [...]
Housing density: Cottesloe Mayor Kevin Morgan is concerned that “perfectly good houses” could be demolished to make way for high-density housing, not for high-rise, as we reported in our Inside State column (Home truths about housing crisis, page 21, October 28). The comment was taken in good faith from a previous story that contained the [...]
On 29 March and 1 April last year we reported that Mr Patel was an evil terrorist who had been jailed for his part in a transatlantic jet terror plot. While he had been convicted under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act of possessing material that might be useful to terrorists, the court accepted that [...]
An Aug. 20 Living section article about the lack of services for homeless gay and lesbian youth featured the experience of a young man, Solomon Christiansen. The article reported that Christiansen felt he had no where to turn, left home, dropped out of school and began taking drugs because his mother’s boyfriend couldn’t accept his [...]
A report from the Irrawaddy: An information leaflet from the junta’s Ministry of Information promoting the annual Traditional Performing Arts Competition has an irksome misspelling of a Burmese word that has iritated and embarrassed the military leadership. The misspelling of one Burmese word occured in the title of a play meant to honor the Tatmadaw [...]
An obituary said that Al Martino’s birth name was Alfred Cini Martino, that he recorded his first hit, Here in My Heart, for the Capitol record label, and that four years later (1956) his version of Volare was released. He was actually born Alfred Cini, recorded Here in My Heart for a small independent company [...]
In our report, Marlborough fined for lying to crime watchdog (page 1, October 23), we incorrectly stated that public servant Paul Frewer was found not guilty of giving false evidence to a Corruption and Crime Commission inquiry into the Smiths Beach development proposal. Mr Frewer was never charged. The West Australian apologises for the error. [...]
Today’s edition of my weekly column in Columbia Journalism Review looks at the issue of speed versus accuracy in journalism. I hope you’ll take a moment and read it, as it relates to this post. Think of the column and post as branches on the same tree. My column looks at the issue in terms [...]
IN the Kalgoorlie Miner’s MineTalk section published yesterday, an archive photograph was published showing two men operating a drilling rig at a Carrick Gold prospect. The Miner has since been advised one of the two men is deceased. We regret using the photograph which has now been removed from our files and apologise to the [...]
In “Underqualified for the Overrated” we incorrectly said that the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Stockholm. In fact, it is given in Oslo. We also said the Italian daily La Stampa is based in Rome. It’s based in Turin. NEWSWEEK REGRETS the errors. Link Report an error
The Oct. 20 edition of Heard on the Hill incorrectly stated that former cable talk-show host Alan Colmes grabbed drinks at Westend Bistro on Friday night. Colmes was not at the bar. Link Report an error
Bear sighting: An item in the National Briefing in Sunday’s Section A said a bear wandered into a grocery story in Hayward, Wis., on Friday and headed for the beer cooler. It was Thursday. Link Report an error
AN article in The Courier-Mail of September 19, 2009, reported on a failed appeal to the Court of Appeal by the Queensland Nursing Council to reinstate the suspension of the registration of nurse, Juanita Graham. Ms Graham’s registration was suspended by the Queensland Nursing Tribunal last year, but this was overturned by the District Court [...]
Paul Byrnes’s film review of Mao’s Last Dancer, published in full and extract form since October 2, took issue with the film’s dialogue, in particular quoting: ‘‘Life in China not so good. I dance better here because feet more free.’’ This was incorrect. The full quote should have read ‘‘… in China, not so easy. [...]
Errors appeared in an interview with Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp, who own Frieze magazine and the events company that stages the Frieze art fair. In connection with part of the piece that quoted them talking about founding the contemporary art magazine, it has been pointed out to us that the masthead of the first [...]
An article on Page 4 this weekend about Sienna Miller misstates the nature of the relationships that she had with Heath Ledger and Sean Combs. She was friends with both of them; she did not have romantic flings with them. Link Report an error
An Associated Press image of fall foliage amid snow in Twin Mountain, N.H., published in Thursday’s Photos of the Day had been digitally altered by the photo service. The photo has been replaced with the actual, unaltered image. Link Report an error
Make sure to double-check the numbers, the editor said. Okay, we said. Make sure to double-check the address, the editor said. Okay, we said. What a pest. The guy has this hang-up with accuracy. But we did double-check the numbers and address for the Haven of Rest Cemetery and did indeed get them right in [...]
ON October 7, 2007 we reported that Ms McGuinness had charged the Find Madeleine Fund pounds 20,000 in excess of her agreed fee, which had come as a surprise to the Fund’s managers, and that following a discussion with Gerry McCann, she was forced to part company with the Fund. We accept that Ms McGuinness [...]
An article by Katie Lau which ran in yesterday’s Life section headlined “Divas celebrate a love that endures” incorrectly identified composer Joseph Koo Ka-fai as being deceased. The error is regretted. The celebrated musician is in fact very much alive. Report an error
