September 26, 2008 – 2:13 pm
In a story that appeared on Global and on the Internet at globalnational.com and canada.com in 2006 regarding the Tim Hortons location in Afghanistan, we reported that Tim Hortons received a subsidy from the federal government to open the outlet on the military base in Kandahar.
The circumstances were that the Canadian military approached Tim Hortons [...]
September 25, 2008 – 8:00 am
This was said by Russ Mitchell during the Sept. 24 edition of the CBS Early Show:
Now a correction. Last week, THE EARLY SHOW aired a segment on an outfit Cindy McCain wore during the Republican National Convention. We estimated the total cost as more than $300,000; it turns out that dress is off the rack [...]
Adrian Monck alerted me to a remarkable passage from a Press Gazette story about a court case against a British broadcaster. As background, the story reported that, “ITV Central “was fined £25,000 for contempt of court after it ran a news item about a trial which was about to start - and included details of [...]
From a story by the Press Association:
ITV has apologised after Formula 1 commentator Martin Brundle used the word “pikey” during a broadcast.
Brundle was interviewing F1 head Bernie Ecclestone live before the start of the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
The pair were talking over the weekend about Saturday afternoon’s qualifying round, in which pieces of [...]
Msnbc.com’s Courtney Hazlett issued the following statement June 6: “Today on MSNBC TV’s ‘Morning Joe,’ I chose my words poorly in describing the relationship between Clint Eastwood and Spike Lee. I take my responsibilities as a journalist seriously and know that words can have a strong impact. I sincerely apologize to Spike Lee and to [...]
From the BBC’s Editors blog:
Last night the BBC broadcast a still which we said showed dozens of bodies lying in the waterfront of the Irrawaddy delta. We have since discovered that the picture was actually taken in Aceh, Sumatra following the tsunami of 2004. This was a mistake, and we will be correcting it on [...]
The Torontoist blog has an interesting story about a man, a would-be burglar, and a series of remarkable photos. Plus, a little bit of copyright infringement.
In July of last year, Joel Charlebois, a Toronto resident, caught a man trying to break into his home. While trying to escape, the man fell from a second floor [...]
An April 27 story on ‘Nightly News’ incorrectly included video of penguins. The report was on a teenager visiting the North Pole. There are no penguins on the North Pole. Link
Read some viewer comments here.
From AP:
CNN said Wednesday that commentator Jack Cafferty was referring to China’s leaders not the Chinese people when he described them as a “bunch of goons and thugs,” and apologized to anyone who thought otherwise.
On Tuesday, China demanded an apology for Jack Cafferty’s comments broadcast on CNN, in which he also described Chinese products as [...]
February 7, 2008 – 5:16 pm
Investor Warren Buffett* said at a press event on Wednesday that the the US dollar would be “worth less” if the country continues to run a deficit. Unfortunately, a Dow Jones wire story reported him as saying it would be “worthless.” Buffett then called up CNBC this morning to clarify his statement, which had already [...]
January 24, 2008 – 8:00 am
During ESPN’s coverage of the Australian Open match Jan. 17 between Marcos Baghdatis of the Republic of Cyprus and Marat Safin of Russia, an ESPN map of Cyprus and analyst Cliff Drysdale’s characterizations of it left open the possibility for misinterpretation by not specifying the island’s political situation.
According to Kostas A. Lavdas, professor of [...]
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 [...]
November 30, 2007 – 8:00 am
It’s not exactly the usual fare for us, but anything that involves a national public broadcaster, puppets, and an apology is simply irresistible. From a story in the Globe And Mail:
CBC has learned the hard way not to mess with puppets, and yesterday officially apologized to Rusty the Rooster and Jerome the Giraffe.
The Homme [...]
November 28, 2007 – 8:00 am
Valleywag spotted this typo on CNBC:
Then TVNewser added this comment from an ex-employee of CNBC:
I worked there for four years as a producer and after submitting the fullscreen to graphics correctly, occasionally there would be a typo. The only net I have seen without a typo — EVER — is ESPN. It’s amazing how they [...]
November 26, 2007 – 8:00 am
From a post on BBC’s The Editors blog:
…On Thursday we reported that in New York the “Dow Jones was substantially down amidst more credit crunch fears”. That’s odd, many of you told us, as - being Thanksgiving - Wall Street’s finest were on a day-off. Our economics editor Stephanie Flanders was mortified - “unforgivable and [...]
November 23, 2007 – 8:00 am
According to the Nexis file, this apology was delivered on NBC at 7 a.m. yesterday morning:
HODA KOTB, anchor: A correction now. A report some viewers saw Wednesday indicated that former White House aide “Scooter” Libby spent time in jail for his role in the CIA leak case. In fact, President Bush commuted Mr. Libby’s prison [...]
October 24, 2007 – 8:00 am
Background here and here.
TVNewser acquired the memo that ABC News head David Westin sent to staff about the findings of the internal investigation into the work of Alexis Debat, a former consultant with the network. Some relevant excerpts:
…This review was extremely sensitive, as it required going back to confidential sources in this country and abroad. [...]
