An article on Thursday about a push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides in Central Park misstated part of the name of an organization to which an upstate New York veterinarian belongs, and it described the carriages incorrectly at one point. The veterinarian, Dr. Nena Winand, is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, [...]
Paul Bradshaw’s Online Journalism Blog is a good read, particularly for tips and information about data journalism. Earlier today he pointed to a very good post on the Neurobonkers blog, “The worst piece of drugs reporting I have ever read”. It completely rips apart a very lazy and inaccurate story originally published by the Hull [...]
Not a media error, but too good to pass up. A report from AP: A typo has led to the election of the wrong man to a finance board in Derby, Conn. James J. Butler was the highest vote-getter, winning 1,526 votes for the 10-member Board of Apportionment and Taxation, which monitors the town’s finances. [...]
Oh typo: Original was here. Thanks, Corey! Report an error
The Iranian man being sought in connection with a bank scandal in Tehran referred to in a story on Monday, Oct. 31 , is Mahmoud Reza Khavari who lives in Toronto. The Globe and Mail did not suggest or intend to suggest that Mehregan Amirkhosravi of Montreal has been accused of any wrongdoing. Report an [...]
On Sunday, October 16 we carried a story titled “Hopefuls test the waters as Kibaki bids farewell” in which we named and quoted the Grand National Party member Mwangi Makanga, declaring his interest in the Othaya parliamentary seat. We have since learnt Makanga died in a road accident after the interview. The story was based [...]
The Daily Mirror would like to apologise to Julie Kirkbride and Andrew MacKay for the article which appeared in yesterday’s paper. We acknowledge that Miss Kirkbride was cleared of any wrongdoing over her expenses by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and that Mr MacKay, whilst criticised by the Commissioner over his expense claims, acted completely [...]
In our obituary yesterday of David Croft, we mistakenly said his wife Ann had also passed away. We wish to make clear that this was wrong and we apologise for the error. Report an error
The Pew Research Center released a report yesterday that provides an overview of the public’s attitude towards the press from 1985 to 2011. When it comes to accuracy and issues of credibility, there’s a lot to digest. Mostly, it’s bad news. From the report: Negative opinions about the performance of news organizations now equal or [...]
Tim Geithner is the US treasury secretary, not secretary of state (Greece under more pressure after finance ministers put brakes on bailout payment, 17 September, page 41). Link Report an error
A feature examining the growing number of pornographic websites that show people suffering from anorexia used a case history purporting to be of a victim, “Ronny Bi”. That case history has now been removed from the article because it lacked sufficient verification (‘Superstars of starvation’, 6 April, page 1, Society). Link Report an error
In 2010, The Press published two articles that concerned Mr Clive Cousins, a Christchurch lawyer. They implied that Mr Cousins was professionally negligent in the preparation of a property mortgage. The Press accepts that this was not correct, that Mr Cousins had no involvement in the preparation of the documents, and unreservedly apologises to Mr [...]
HKR Architects is restructuring its business and moving its headquarters to London, as correctly reported in Home News yesterday. However, in an article in the Property supplement, it was stated that the firm had gone into liquidation. That is not the case and the company continues to trade in Ireland, the UK and internationally. We [...]
A story on page I1 Saturday said the sister of interior designer Darlene Provost, Lynn Dunn (nee Provost), had died after battling cancer. That information was incorrect. Thanks, Doug! Report an error
Reuters recently carried a report about Abercrombie & Fitch offering money to Jersey Shore star The Situation to stop wearing its clothes. Here’s how the report began: Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF.N) has offered money to get away from what it sees as an undesirable Situation. The preppy retailer has offered to [...]
Normally, we handle corrections on the second page of the front news section. But there are rare instances when we need to go beyond that, such as now. For background, we assigned a staff photographer to cover the Junior Livestock Auction at the Mid-State Fair several weeks ago. It is a daunting assignment, as there [...]
John Robinson, the editor of the News & Record in Greensboro, North Carolina, just published a blog post that includes some interesting feedback from his readers. In a recent (unscientific) poll, members of the paper’s Readers Panel were asked a few questions related to corrections: I asked our Readers’ Panel whether publishing corrections hurts or [...]
In a story published in Thursday’s Tribune, The Associated Press reported erroneously that William Diaz-Wassmer had been convicted of raping, killing and robbing a Livingston woman and then setting her house on fire. Diaz-Wassmer was not convicted of rape. Link Report an error
Articles in the Guardian of Tuesday 12 July incorrectly reported that the Sun newspaper had obtained information on the medical condition of Gordon Brown’s son from his medical records. In fact the information came from a different source and the Guardian apologises for its error (The Brown files: How Murdoch papers targeted ex-PM’s family, 12 [...]
Because of incorrect information provided by the Fairfield County coroner’s office, an item about the death of a 19-year-old Rock Hill man published on Heraldonline.com and in Tuesday’s editions of The Herald contained several errors. John Clinton was injured while wake boarding Sunday on Lake Wateree. He was not knee-boarding. Clinton was injured about three [...]
Two articles published on the 7th and 9th April 2010 concerned the discovery at Liverpool John Lennon Airport that Willi Jarant, aged 91, had died prior to check-in for a flight to Germany and the subsequent arrest of his widow, Gitta Jarant and step-daughter, Anke Anusic. The first article was headed “Women attempt to get [...]
This has been going around already but can’t pass without a mention. In a report about Sarah Palin, Fox News mistakenly used an image of Tina Fey pretending to be Sarah Palin: Image via @jaredbkeller. Time magazine got a statement from Fox News: This past Sunday during ‘America’s News Headquarters,’ a graphics error was made [...]
From the Long Island Press: The story has been fixed, but no correction. Thanks, Liz! Report an error
IN the story “Partner killer’s death in prison to be investigated” which was published in the Illawarra Mercury on page 7 on Saturday May 7, it was reported that Berkeley man Floyd Leslie Dowley’s mother had died. This was not the case. The Mercury apologises for any distress caused. Report an error
Lee Enterprises’ first-quarter loss was $1.47 million. A Money & Investing article in some editions Wednesday about the company’s bond offering incorrectly stated the loss as $1.47 billion. Link Report an error
