A headline on page A16 in Monday’s paper — “Carbon-capture plan reeks of dirty money” — was totally uncalled-for, and mis-characterized efforts by an Edmonton firm to finance and launch a carbon-capture-and-storage project. A subheadline on the same column unfairly implied that former premier Don Getty, in his capacity as one of the principals in [...]
Televangelist Pat Robertson is still alive. A story Sunday was incorrect.
An article last Monday about the United States Olympic swimming trials, including the accomplishments of Dara Torres at age 41, misstated the age of a Canadian swimmer from the 1972 Games. Brenda Holmes was 14, not 44, when she competed for Canada. Link
Due to a production error, a story about an ownership dispute that prevented a show jumping horse from going to the Summer Olympics, which was the subject of a front-page photograph on Saturday, did not appear in the paper. A full version of the story can be found on globeandmail.com at www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080712.wbchorse11/BNStory/National/home Link
A July 10 A-section article misstated the number of mosquito nets the Group of Eight leaders pledged for an anti-malaria initiative. They pledged 100 million nets, not 100,000. Link
Weather forecast: In Thursday’s California section, today’s forecast high temperature for Southern California beaches was listed as 145 degrees; it should have been 75 degrees.
In last Saturday’s Domain section of The Age (July 5, 2008) , an article titled “Mercury Rising” contained a number of factual errors.
The Age apologises unreservedly to Mercury Brands and accepts that there is no relationship existing between the Austin family and Mercury Brands and regrets any distress that may have occurred as a result [...]
As you’re no doubt aware, a photograph purporting to show the successful test firing of four missiles by Iran was revealed to have been manipulated. In fact, only three missiles were successfully fired. The image, provided by the Iranian government, was distributed by Agence-France Presse and used by many media outlets. You can view some [...]
A report yesterday about petrol prices rising to $8 a litre within 10 years incorrectly stated that freight costs could add 3c to the average price of a loaf of bread. The correct figure is 31c. This was a sub- editor’s error.
A caption in a report headed “War on vandal developers” may have suggested that a bulldozer pictured had knocked down a historic home in Claremont. GMF Contractors Pty Ltd’s truck and bulldozer were pictured. The company wishes to point out that it was engaged after the demolition to clean up and level the block and [...]
Dollarhide obituary: The obituary of Douglas Dollarhide in Wednesday’s California section quoted a relative who said the former Compton mayor died after his family took him off life support. Dollarhide died of natural causes while on life support. Link
ON June 16, 2008, in an article entitled ‘Bellamy African ‘assault’ is denied’, we reported allegations that Craig Bellamy had attacked a charity worker and had to be forcibly removed from a casino in Sierra Leone. We now accept that these allegations were untrue.
In fact, Mr Bellamy has been giving his personal time and money, [...]
Jason Simonetti is a Mets fan. A story Tuesday said he was a Yankees fan. Link
Thanks, Leslie!
Old Sparky: The compilers and suppliers of our On This Day column deserve to learn a lot more about electric execution. The recidivist column wrongly stated that the first electric chair execution took place on July 7, 1890. In fact, it was Wednesday, August 6, 1890 in New York - ironically then known as The [...]
In Wednesday’s endorsements of candidates for Houston County Commission, Larry Thomson’s name was spelled incorrectly and the picture that ran was not of him. The Telegraph regrets the error - The editors.
A Tempo story on Wednesday about 50 favorite magazines included an item about Vanity Fair that incorrectly overstated the degree of actress Miley Cyrus’ state of undress in a controversial photo shoot this year. She did not “bare all.” The story also listed Golf for Women; the July-August issue is available, but publisher Conde Nast [...]
A headline on Tuesday’s page one pointer to an inside article relating to the inquest into the death of Ms Joyce Germain should not have suggested she had been murdered. The coroner has yet to make his finding.
Veep list: An Op-Ed chart comparing possible Democratic vice presidential candidates described Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as a global-warming denier. He does not deny global warming. The photo labeled as Hagel was of Mike Johanns, Republican candidate for the Senate in Nebraska. Link
An article on June 27 about the stabbing death of a teenage girl after an altercation aboard a New York City bus, and the arrest of a Queens man, included an erroneous location from the police for the bus stop where the suspect, Winston Alladin, boarded. He got on at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue [...]
The phrase “pure theatrical Viagra” was coined by Charles Spencer, reviewing Nicole Kidman’s performance in The Blue Room in 1998. We wrongly attributed it to Charles Moore and dated it to six years ago (The metaphor that will give any tired old remark a lift, page 2, G2, July 8, early editions). Link
A front-page picture caption on June 26 describing an 11-month-old boy whose legs were in casts stated that his legs were broken and that his mother said the injuries were caused by an episode of state-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe. After the picture and an accompanying article that also described the injuries were published, The New [...]
UCLA film school: The Scriptland column in the July 1 Calendar section about Richard Walter, chair of UCLA’s screenwriting program, identified UCLA donors David Geffen, Barbra Streisand, Jerry Lewis and Jane and Terry Semel as alumni of the university. In fact, Walter referred to them as prominent entertainment industry figures, not as UCLA alumni. None [...]
Iraq produced about 3.5 million barrels of oil a day in 1979. A World News article July 1 incorrectly gave the figure as 3.5 billion barrels. Link
ON 26 May last under the headline “2nd Bus Test for O’Brien” we published a report concerning John O’Brien, the husband of the late Meg Walsh, who had been acquitted of her murder, in which he was described as a wife-beater.
The report was illustrated by a photograph captioned to identify the subject as John O’Brien. [...]
We have been asked to point out that Stuart Kennedy, of Flat E, 38 Don Street, Aberdeen, who appeared at Peterhead Sheriff Court on Monday, had 316 pink, frilly garters confiscated not 316 pink, frilly knickers.
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