In the March 14 story “The Rise of the Superclass,” a sentence has been clarified. The line now reads: “Yet, to be fair, people are among the things that Rothkopf has to offer his clients, specifically his knowledge of and acquaintances among the very superclass he celebrates and scolds.” Link
The website of German newspaper Der Spiegel recently issued a retraction for an article that claimed IKEA had a habit of naming inexpensive items after Danish towns. (High end items were named after Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian towns.) As the retraction explains, the story was based on a report in a Danish newspaper that turned [...]
Jack Shafer brings word of another incident of plagiarism at the New York Times:
New York Times Standards Editor Craig Whitney apologized to Manhattan Media this afternoon after today’s (March 11) Times lifted from a Manhattan Media story published on the Web and e-mailed to a media list yesterday.
The lift, taken from Manhattan Media’s City [...]
Over the past couple of weeks, Regret readers have been debating the necessity of this NPR apology:
In our newscast at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 14, the phrase “dark continent” was used by one of our newscasters in reference to President Bush’s trip to Africa. This was totally inappropriate and offensive, and we apologize. [...]
February 18, 2008 – 8:00 am
In the Feb. 13 “Human Nature,” William Saletan said that research in mice indicated that the embryoblast-trophoblast distinction began at the two-cell stage. As evidence, the article linked to a 2006 paper in Science. That paper has since been retracted due to “falsified or fabricated images” by one co-author. However, according to subsequent communication with [...]
February 8, 2008 – 8:00 am
The story was corrected, but the headline’s a bit of a problem. Thanks, Jeff!
February 3, 2008 – 8:00 am
In the Jan. 29 “Other Magazines,” Noreen Malone incorrectly stated that the total amount spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts was $5 billion. The actual figure is $500 billion. Link
January 25, 2008 – 8:00 am
A Jan. 24 Broadsheet post on the high rate of teen Latina suicide attempts had two references to “suicide rate” that should have read “suicide attempt rate.” Additionally, the headline incorrectly stated that “Latina teens have highest suicide rate.” The story has been corrected. Link
January 22, 2008 – 8:00 am
For a brief period on Jan. 20, a headline in the msnbc.com top headlines feed incorrectly stated that the New York Giants would face the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. The Giants will play the New England Patriots. Link
January 21, 2008 – 8:00 am
In a Jan. 11 “Trailhead” entry, Christopher Beam incorrectly referred to Hillary Clinton’s economic stimulus package as a $70 program. It would cost $70 billion. Link
January 11, 2008 – 8:00 am
The Consumerist noticed a rather vulgar-yet-amusing post on Wil Wheaton’s blog that details the former Star Trek star’s distaste for AAA insurance. After seeing Consumerist’s post (4th item), Wheaton contacted the blog to clarify things. The Consumerist post:
Wil Wheaton (of Star Trek: The Next Generation) would like you to know that he does not and [...]
January 4, 2008 – 8:00 am
A story published Jan. 2 about private animal shelters in Ottawa said the College of Veterinarians of Ontario restricts vets from offering discounts to people who are trying to care for marginalized animals. In fact, the organization does not impose such restrictions.
A story published Jan. 2 about Canadian university groups that raised criticisms of blood [...]
January 4, 2008 – 8:00 am
Cary Tennis’ “Since You Asked” column of Jan. 2, 2008, implied that Eli’s Rehab Report was a publication aimed at drug rehabs. It is not. It is a publication aimed at physical therapy rehabs. The column has been corrected to reflect this. Salon regrets the errror. Link
Yeah, there’s an extra “r” in the last [...]
January 4, 2008 – 8:00 am
A political endorsement attributed to sex columnist Dan Savage appeared in the Jan. 3 story “Let the Voting Begin.” Unfortunately, a staffer mistakenly solicited an endorsement from a different Dan Savage, and Salon published that endorsement with an erroneous attribution to the columnist. We have removed the endorsement. Salon regrets the error. Link
Gawker has more [...]
January 3, 2008 – 9:10 am
Public Eye, a blog launched by CBS News in September 2005 with the stated goal of bringing “transparency to the editorial operations of CBS News — transparency that is unprecedented for broadcast and online journalism,” died this week due to the lack of “a sustainable business model.” It was roughly 28 months old.
CBS Interactive cut [...]
January 2, 2008 – 8:00 am
From the AP:
Arkansas star Darren McFadden said Saturday he fully expects to play in the Cotton Bowl after a television report raised questions about his eligibility. Arkansas television station KARK has since backed off the report, apologizing to McFadden and his family.
“It’s something that’s uncalled for — people not getting their facts straight,” said [...]
January 2, 2008 – 8:00 am
For a brief period on Dec. 20, msnbc.com misstated the chances of an asteroid’s collision with Mars. Link
December 21, 2007 – 8:00 am
On November 11, we published a news story headlined ‘Cruise furious at reporter Morton’.
It was reported that Andrew Morton had run into serious trouble when writing a biography of Tom Cruise because of threats from Scientologists.
The story was originally published in, and accredited in our story to, the Sunday Express, who have since accepted that [...]
December 17, 2007 – 8:00 am
Last week’s release of the Mitchell report about the use of performance enhancing drugs in baseball gave rise to some incorrect reporting. Several news websites thought they had received a list of the players named in the report and chose to publish it ahead of the report’s release. The Smoking Gun offers the background on [...]
December 13, 2007 – 8:00 am
This is an interesting twist on the correction. Writer Malcolm Gladwell has taken to his blog to publish a correction to one of his New Yorker articles. A correction will also appear in the magazine (see below), but he used the blog to make sure it gets out as soon as possible. The correction:
To [...]
December 10, 2007 – 8:00 am
A photograph of a Gate Gourmet truck used in a Dec. 3 column about in-flight meals was a file photo intended to illustrate airline meal services. It was not meant to infer fault or involvement by the airline catering company itself. The photo has been removed. Link
MSNBC.com made a similar correction in November.
November 26, 2007 – 8:00 am
In the Nov. 18 “Jurisprudence,” Dahlia Lithwick misfired on a joke, writing “most school kids probably think the sawed-off shotguns at issue in Heller are adorable.” The sentence should have read, “most school kids probably think the sawed-off shotguns at issue in Miller are adorable.” Link
Note: The second use of the word “probably” was originally [...]
November 22, 2007 – 8:00 am
The Nov. 12 article “Public Bathroom Dilemma: Paper or Air?” misstated how much energy is consumed by hand dryers. The corrected story now says that “5.7 million kilowatt-hours of electricity [are] used every day — enough power to run an estimated 197,000 homes a day.” The following explains how author Rebecca Clarren reached the new [...]
November 22, 2007 – 8:00 am
A photo of trucks on a Texas highway that ran in a Nov. 1 story about drug testing of truck drivers could have been construed as related to the problems discussed in the story. In fact, it was a file photograph meant solely to show several big trucks on a busy highway. Any recognizable truck [...]
November 20, 2007 – 8:00 am
CORRECTION: PEOPLE.com’s Nov. 12 report on the London premiere of Beowulf inaccurately stated that Angelina Jolie’s pants split on the red carpet. This report was based on photos and newspaper reports showing what appeared to be a split seam. Jolie’s stylist says it was a zipper and the pants did not, in fact, split. She [...]
