Every one once in a while I come across a notable typo that’s not related to journalism. This is one of those times. From a report in the Globe And Mail:
An unfortunate blunder by the Prime Minister’s Office has residents of Nunavut alternately chuckling and cringing.
A news release sent out Monday outlined Prime Minister Stephen [...]
WE accept that an article which appeared in the Evening Herald on Wednesday, October 22, erroneously implied that Stanley Holdings is in financial difficulties and/or has reneged on a contract with Dublin City Council. We are satisfied that the allegation is untrue and inaccurate and it is hereby withdrawn.We unreservedly apologise for this misrepresentation.
The Holli Shannon listed among those indicted by a Kanawha County grand jury last week is not Holli Anne Shannon, 35, of 2124 Washington Ave., St. Albans. Link
Another article, “China fears the power of its society”, incorrectly calculated 2 million yuan as $301. The right amount is $301,000.
The Philadelphia Daily News’ Dan Gross has the story of a PR Newswire employee who was fired after “she used the title ‘loony bin rally’ for a regional press release about a mental illness march…” Gawker graciously grabbed a shot of the corrected release, which is below. From Gross:
The release touted a rally at noon [...]
Earlier this morning, a press release was put on i-Newswire, a free online press release distribution service, claiming that Will Ferrell died in a paragliding accident yesterday. Here is the first sentence of the release:
“Los Angeles — Actor Will Ferrell accidentally died in a freak para-gliding accident yesterday in Torey Pines, Southern California.”
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