Walt Baker, former CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality Association who recently lost his job for forwarding an e-mail insulting first lady Michelle Obama, was incorrectly identified Wednesday as Ward Baker, a political and business consultant, in a column by Mark Cook. That column was published Wednesday in the Brentwood Journal, the Franklin Review Appeal, and [...]
A headline in the Sunday early edition on an article about objections by some in the hemophiliac community to blood donations by homosexuals incorrectly characterized one of the article’s subjects. Her late husband had hemophilia; she does not. Link Report an error
Monday’s story ‘‘Good crims, bad crims in the Cross’’ wrongly said that the co-author of a new book, the police informant Tony, had a role in helping to frame Phuong Ngo for the murder of John Newman. Thanks, Steve! Report an error
A headline on a capsule summary in some editions on Monday about China’s new ambassador to North Korea misidentified the location of a weekend party welcoming him to the country. It was in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang — not, of course, in the South Korean capital of Seoul. (The article, which noted the [...]
In a story March 30, The Associated Press reported that country music singer Gretchen Wilson said she received no royalties during her time with Sony. Wilson’s manager, Marc Oswald, now says she “misspoke” and that she made significant royalties from her early work with Sony, though nothing recently. Link Report an error
In last week’s article ‘Women in science’ the titles of the two boxes naming women scientists was mixed up. The Royal Society had named 10 women scientists from the past in a ‘top ten’ but they did not include any living scientists in their list. The box which included names of living people, and which [...]
A headline appearing within a March 30 story about the Catholic church incorrectly attributed a statement about alleged sexual abuse to Pope Benedict XVI. The statement was made by a German priest writing in The Times of London. Link WebNewser has some background: Under the article, “Losing Their Religion? Catholicism in Turmoil,” the related content [...]
An earlier edition of this story incorrectly stated that ACORN advisers posed as a prostitute and a pimp. In fact, two conservatives who posed as a pimp and a prostitute sought tax tips from ACORN advisers. Link Report an error
An earlier version of the story incorrectly mentioned Moldavia as a fictional place. The error has been corrected. Link Report an error
An obituary on Thursday about David Mills, a television writer who explored racial issues in scripts for “NYPD Blue,†“Homicide” and other dramas, referred incorrectly to the HBO series “The Wire,” for which he also wrote. It was an urban drama that explored various aspects of Baltimore and its institutions; it was not a “taut [...]
An earlier version of this article contained its own Memorable Gaffe in discussing Maureen O’Connor’s error on the term chyron. In noting that Ms. O’Connor misspelled chyron, the article said “mispelled.” What’s the old saying? People who (literally) live in glass houses. The earlier version of this article also had an incorrect Web address for [...]
During my recent absence, there were a few notable incidents of plagiarism and fabrication. Here’s a quick round-up: Fabricated interviews. The New Yorker carried a trio of pieces about an Italian journalist caught fabricating a surprisingly large amount of interviews with famous writers. And a German magazine also admitted that it had published a fabricated [...]
An article on the current cabin crew dispute between British Airways and the Unite union’s flight attendant branch, Bassa, named Frank Burchill, a visiting professor at Strathclyde University, as the author of what we described as “a comprehensive guide to undermining Bassa’s current leadership”. That information was incorrect. Professor Burchill was not commissioned to write, [...]
Many readers called to correctly point out that our April Fool’s joke on Page D2 of Tuesday’s Star section was insensitive and inappropriate. We agree and apologize. See story on Page E1. Link The offending piece promised “Three practical jokes to play on your kids for April Fool’s Day.” Number three was, “Tell them they [...]
In a March 31 story about Moody’s Investor Service ratings for the Baltic states, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the investment ratings for Latvia and Lithuania were “below investment grade.” The ratings for both countries are in the Baa category and considered investment grade. Link Report an error
