There were two errors in my column for Jan. 10 — the one that began by quoting Shakespeare: “First let’s kill all the lawyers.” Contrary to appearances, Nancy Pelosi was never a lawyer. And, the U.S. Senate majority leader, though a lawyer, is not “Bill” Reid. I keep confusing him with the famous shoe bomber, [...]
A House of Delegates measure that would eliminate the Virginia Commission for the Arts in two years would take effect only if both General Assembly houses agree to make it part of the completed state budget. A headline Thursday was incorrect on this point. Also, several figures in the story and accompanying graphics were incorrect [...]
Spot the typo in this New York Times correction from today (click for larger): Thanks, Tim! Report an error
Tracee Hamilton’s column in the Feb. 18 Sports section incorrectly said that U.S. speedskater Shani Davis became the first black athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal during the Turin Games in 2006. Davis was the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal at a winter Olympics. The first black winner of [...]
On Friday, October 30th, Cambridge News Online published an article stating that former Newsround presenter and BBC correspondent Lizo Mzimba had visited Cambridge to research a documentary, called Shamebridge, about the university. Our story reported how an online student newspaper alleged that Mr Mzimba had been gaffer-taped to a wall by rowdy students while undertaking [...]
In an article (8 February 2010) we said that Niall Ferguson had left his wife for Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Since publication their lawyers have asked us to point out that Mr Ferguson’s marriage had broken down and he had moved out of the marital home before he met Ms Ali. We are happy to do [...]
Healthcare plan: An article in Tuesday’s Section A about President Obama’s healthcare plan quoted Democratic strategist Paul Begala as saying, “The Republican leadership is more likely to perform in a gay marriage than they are to work with Democrats on healthcare.” The quote should have read, “The Republican leadership is more likely to perform a [...]
According to an interview piece (The day we clicked, 20 February, page 14, Weekend), the late Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd once recorded a solo album called The Mad Cat Laughs. That would be The Madcap Laughs. Link Report an error
First, a bit of news: I launched a Regret the Error Facebook page yesterday. It aggregates posts from the site, the What I’m Reading Links over to the right, and my weekly columns for Columbia Journalism Review. Of course, it’s also a place for discussion and sharing links. Go here to check it out and [...]
The headline on a news brief Saturday indicated that a former Chicago Bears player’s friend was convicted in a fatal shooting in 2006. In fact, William B. Posey, friend of defensive lineman Terry “Tank” Johnson, was the one who was fatally shot and was not convicted of any crime in the incident. Link Report an [...]
An earlier version of this post misquoted Mr. Remnick on his comparison between the book and a New Yorker article he had previously written. He said the book would not be a “pumped up†version of the article; he did not say that it would not be a “pimped out†version of the article. Link [...]
CORRECTION: A previous post mistakenly claimed that “Nobody in America gives a shit about hockey.” In fact, two people in America and one person in England give a shit about hockey. Link Previously. Report an error
A photograph in Thursday’s Toronto Sun incorrectly identified a woman as ex-stripper Suwalee Iamkhong leaving a hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Board. The Sun apologizes to the woman (who requested her name not be used) for any embarrassment. Report an error
A Feb. 17 feature about Canada’s “hot” guys at the Vancouver Olympic Games incorrectly identified freestyle skier Ryan Blais as a 2010 Olympian and stated he would be competing on Feb. 22. In fact, Blais learned in late January that he did not make this year’s Olympic team. Link Report an error
An article last Sunday made reference to Queensland Red Quade Cooper and attributed quotes to him from a personal blog on his off-field rehabilitation after being charged with burglary last December. The blog was, in fact, a satirical piece posted on a website and was not written by Cooper. The Sunday Mail is committed to [...]
I am sorry to disappoint all the readers who wished to apply for the position, but New Orleans does not employ a “sex assessor.” That was a misprint in Wednesday’s column. It should have read “tax assessor.” Slips don’t come much more Freudian than that. Link Thanks, Todd! Report an error
In the Feb. 18, “Movies,” Dana Stevens incorrectly identified actor Elias Koteas as Robert DeNiro. She also incorrectly identified producer Val Lewton as a director. Link Report an error
Have Coffee Will Write spotted this unfortunate headline typo on Slate’s section, The Slatest: Thanks, Mary! Report an error
In our story on Brazil’s economy (“Joining in the carnival spirit, February 13th), we quoted economists at Itaú, a bank, as arguing that the government would have to strip out 496 billion reais, or half its total discretionary spending, to meet its fiscal-surplus target. In fact they said 49 billion reais and a quarter of [...]
A diary item (Moving On, Home, February 14) incorrectly reported that JK Rowling offered £300,000 on top of the purchase price for a property she was buying to get the vendor to leave his furniture behind and vacate the property within two weeks. We apologise for any embarrassment caused. Link Report an error
Corrections In “Chávez Is Losing His Grip,” we said that Venezuela’s population is 45 million, and that its inflation is 30 percent a month. In fact, Venezuela’s population is 29 million, and its inflation is 30 percent a year. NEWSWEEK regrets the errors. Link Report an error
This correction was appended the the latest edition of my weekly column for Columbia Journalism Review: The original version of this column stated the Daily Beast used iThenticate to check Gerald Posner’s articles for plagiarism. Robert Creutz says he is unaware of the specific nature of the material the Beast was checking with the service. [...]
Earlier this week, news started spreading via both mainstream media and on Twitter that Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot had died. Not true. And after the correct news started making its way around, people started pointing fingers. First off, here are a couple of the mistaken stories, as presented in a good post by Montreal blogger [...]
Illustrating a story headlined Spreading blight of ghost town UK (11 February, page 25), we used a photo of “boarded-up shops” from Nottingham. In fact, the frontage shown was formerly a restaurant. The picture was also outdated. Since it was taken in 2008, the bare plywood boarding has been replaced with patterned panelling. Link Report [...]
A post on FishbowlLA: Yesterday, in a post about Sarah Silverman‘s “retarded” performance at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference, this humbled Fishie wrongly thought TED organizer Chris Anderson the same person as Wired editor Chris Anderson. That post has been significantly amended to get things straight. We regret the error. But, seriously, two guys [...]
