Poynter’s Steve Myers today published an article that suggests Reuters learned a couple of important lessons after it published a remarkably wrong David Cay Johnston column. Myers reports that the news organization will soon implement a new way to handle retractions, an update that better adapts to the digital world. .. A notice will be [...]
A report from the New Zealand Herald: TVNZ current affairs show Close Up has apologised over an item it copied from a United States network. The piece, entitled Made in New Zealand, was virtually identical to an item on the American network ABC in January. Herald Sideswipe columnist Ana Samways revealed the similarities in an [...]
IN last Saturday’s Journal we carried an article on the death of prominent North East businessman Bob Wall. Our Page 5 headline and article mistakenly said that Mr Wall died from variant CJD, or mad cow disease as it often referred to. However, Mr Wall was diagnosed as having sporadic CJD and this is not [...]
While the world is focused on the actions of the now-defunct News of the World (and possibly other British tabloids), on Friday eight British newspapers issued apologies for outrageous, prominent and defamatory front pages and articles that falsely painted Christopher Jefferies as a murderer. The Tabloid Watch blog has an excellent overview of the issue [...]
IN A report in earlier editions of yesterday’s paper it was stated that Mirage Costumiers of Main Street, Limavady, had closed due to a retirement. The proprietor has asked us to make clear that the shop is still open for business. We are happy to clarify this and apologise for the error. Report an error
In the July 22 “Movies,” Dana Stevens originally and incorrectly stated that the childhood home where the lovin’ feelin’ came creeping in belonged to Jamie. It belonged to Dylan. Link Report an error
