Regret the Error

I’m taking a break, so posting will resume on Jan. 4. In the meantime, feel free to send along any notable corrections or errors.  Report an error

An earlier version of this list entry was written by CNBC journalist David Faber and was solicited by Newsweek.com without accurately conveying to him the context in which it would appear. As a result, Faber, who was not shown the final edited item, appeared to be complicit in the criticism of a network colleague, which [...]

The Sun reported yesterday the Applewood Community Association was getting $4.2 million for their recreational facilities. In fact, Ottawa is giving them $421,273. The Sun apologizes for the mistake. Link  Report an error

In a Dec. 17 story about a restaurant called Ganja Gourmet, The Associated Press misidentified the owner. The owner’s name is Steve Horwitz, not Scott Horowitz. Link  Report an error

An article published on our website and on B1 yesterday about lobbyists working for Globalive Wireless Management Corp. was incorrect. The lobbyists and the company both acted properly and within the requirements of the federal Accountability Act. We unreservedly retract the statements made to the contrary and apologize to both Globalive and Ken Boessenkool for [...]

LEST any doubt arose from our articles in August 2008 on the acquittal of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando, we are happy to make it clear we accept that the jury’s verdict in acquitting Mr George was correct. Following allegations made in other articles published in October 2008, we accept that Mr [...]

A review of John Cassidy’s book How Markets Fail on 27 November listed the huge salaries and wealth of some of the chief executives of the big Wall Street banks, adding: “All lost their jobs – and fortunes – spectacularly when the crash came.” One of them didn’t: Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, has [...]

Th Huffington Post spotted this rather amusing correction on MTV News Canada’s Twitter account: Thanks, Daniel!  Report an error

Earlier this week, we called congressman Jason Chaffetz a self-hating weirdo, an asshole, a probable closet case, and the son of Kitty Dukakis. He is not the son of Kitty Dukakis. We regret the error. Link  Report an error

A story that ran in the National Post yesterday incorrectly suggested that Ehud Telem was a broker in an alleged Ponzi scheme. Mr. Telem was not named or alleged to be a broker in the final report issued by the court-appointed receiver. The Post regrets the error. Link No apology?  Report an error

A feature in the Guide – The people who ruined the decade – included an entry headed “Tim Berners-Lee: Invented the internet. OMG!”. As this column has noted five times before, Tim Berners-Lee created the world wide web, a part of the internet, not the internet itself (Forget Bush, Brand, and Bin Laden. . ., [...]

Because of an error in the editing process, a headline on a Sunday Gazette-Mail story was incorrect. The number of West Virginians eligible for WVRx free prescription drug coverage is estimated to be 270,000, as stated in the story, not 70,000, as stated in the headline. Link  Report an error

While you’re here, please consider purchasing a copy of the Regret the Error book, which won an award for media criticism from the National Press Club, and also contains hundreds of hilarious corrections. You can learn more about the book and read some reviews here. The paperback edition, which includes a new introduction, came out [...]

It’s a depressing job, but somebody’s got to do it. Below is my annual round-up of the year in plagiarism and fabrication. The good news is that there were fewer incidents than in 2008. Please email me if I’ve missed anything. January None! February New York Daily News reporter Rosemary Black stole two paragraphs and [...]

The Inquirer yesterday erred in publishing a photograph that accompanied a story on Judge Paul W. Tressler of Montgomery County Court. The photograph was not of the judge, shown at left, but of Howard Nevison, a sex offender sentenced by Tressler in 2006. The Inquirer regrets the error and apologizes. Link Thanks, David!  Report an [...]

In our Dec. 7 issue we misspelled the name of reality TV star Olivia Palermo.  Report an error

An article should have described General Walter Bedell Smith as Dwight Eisenhower’s chief of staff, rather than his commander-in-chief (From real life to reel life, 4 December, page 4, Film & Music). Link  Report an error

An article in last Friday’s paper suggested that during their divorce David Gest had alleged his then wife, Liza Minelli, had given him herpes. We have been asked to make it clear, which we are happy to do, that Mr Gest did not make such an allegation against Ms Minnelli and that he has never [...]

At a memorial gathering for Bruce Wasserstein, New York magazine editor Adam Moss described Mr. Wasserstein as having the “soul of a journalist and the wallet of a tycoon.” A Tuesday Deals & Deal Makers article about the memorial incorrectly quoted Mr. Moss as saying Mr. Wasserstein had “the heart of a tycoon.” Link  Report [...]

This column was amended from its original, which incorrectly reported that former Superior Court Judge Herbert Hoffman is ill, which was attributed to his wife. In fact, Hoffman is active as a private mediator, and his wife is deceased. The Union-Tribune regrets the error. Link Thanks, Randy! This correction was initially spotted by Rob Davis [...]

“Orient Express prepares for its final departure” (News, last week) was illustrated incorrectly with a publicity photograph of the private Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, which, as the story was careful to point out, is unaffected by the scrapping of the Strasbourg-Vienna service. We apologise for the error. Link  Report an error

A letter published in the Morning Star (U.K.): I was sorry to read the description of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher as “the 83-year-old bigot” (M Star November 24). She is, in fact, an 84-year-old bigot (born October 13 1925). Older, but no wiser? GARY KENTISH, Southall.  Report an error

A humorous feature by Jonathan Margolis about the difference between being Jewish and Jew-ish was illustrated with a picture of Margolis eating a bacon bagel in front of Carmelli’s bakery in Golders Green Road, London. The bagel came from the bakery, but the bacon was sourced elsewhere. Carmelli’s would like to make clear that they [...]

A review of a programme broadcast on Channel 4 in September about the Changegate car park in Haworth, Yorkshire, said, “If you outstay your ticket by a minute, or your wheel is in the next bay by an inch, bang, on goes a clamp.” As the review stated, the car park complies with regulations, and [...]

When I put this Washington Post correction on the site on December 4*, I had no idea it would end up being such a remarkable item: A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a Public Enemy song declared 9/11 a joke. The song refers to 911, the emergency phone [...]