In a July 25 story, The Associated Press reported that former CIA Director Michael Hayden told CNN’s “State of the Union” that U.S. military action against Iran now “seems inexorable.” A spokeswoman for Hayden responded that he made his reference to Iran’s push toward acquiring a nuclear program and not to military action. Link Report [...]
In a feature about tattoos we said that “Winston Churchill’s mother, Clementine, had a discreet snake on her wrist”. Clementine was Churchill’s wife. His tattooed mother was Jennie (No pain . . ., 20 July, page 6, G2). Link Report an error
An Associated Press listing of celebrity birthdays in Monday’s The Law & You section incorrectly included actor Dennis Cole. He died in November. Link Report an error
Guy Reynolds is the photo editor at the Dallas Morning News and he also writes a photography blog for its website. On Sunday, he wrote about a photo from Getty images that he discovered was altered. Not long after being informed of the problem, Getty dropped Marc Feldman, the photographer who had taken and changed [...]
In a story contained in WENN’s 1st feed on 04 July 2010, headlined “SCISSOR SISTERS SHOW TURNS VIOLENT”, we stated that a fight broke out among the audience at the band’s concert for the U.K.’s iTunes Festival on 01 July, 2010. WENN wishes to make it clear that the incident in fact happened at an [...]
It’s not the first time this typo has happened in regards to the Large Hadron Collider, and it won’t be the last. From a Reuters report (click for larger): The news service fessed up on its Good, Bad and Ugly blog. Thanks, Bob! Report an error
I previously wrote about MediaBugs, a Knight Foundation-funded project that I’m occasionally helping out as an unpaid advisor. It’s been up and running for a few weeks and the people running it — Scott Rosenberg and Mark Follman — are coming to grips with the challenge of finding the right person to listen to a [...]
In a story May 2 about a Santa Cruz march that turned violent, The Associated Press reported erroneously that it stemmed from an earlier rally for immigrant rights. Police spokesman Zach Friend linked the incident to suspected anarchists and denied that it involved demonstrations for immigrant rights. Link Report an error
In a story contained in WENN’s 1st feed on 27 April, 2010, headlined “KATE NASH OPENS UP ABOUT BREAKDOWN, DRINK AND DRUGS”, we stated that Kate Nash had given an interview in which she discussed the effects of her “drink and drug” use. WENN wishes to make it clear that Nash did not discuss drug [...]
In an April 21 story about the U.S. strategy against Iran’s nuclear program, The Associated Press incorrectly reported a press briefing comment by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy. Flournoy said U.S. military action against Iran was “not on the table in the near term,” rather than “off the table in the near term.” [...]
In a story April 18 about the investigation of a 1996 complaint against pediatrician Earl B. Bradley who is accused of molesting patients, The Associated Press erroneously reported a comment by Jeffrey M. Fried, the chief executive officer at Beebe Medical Center. Fried described Bradley as “quirky.” He did not say Bradley’s hugging and kissing [...]
In a story March 30, The Associated Press reported that country music singer Gretchen Wilson said she received no royalties during her time with Sony. Wilson’s manager, Marc Oswald, now says she “misspoke” and that she made significant royalties from her early work with Sony, though nothing recently. Link Report an error
In a March 31 story about Moody’s Investor Service ratings for the Baltic states, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the investment ratings for Latvia and Lithuania were “below investment grade.” The ratings for both countries are in the Baa category and considered investment grade. Link Report an error
In a March 15 story March about hospices being slow to turn off patients’ defibrillators, The Associated Press reported erroneously the proportion that had a way to identify implant recipients. The study found 20 percent had a method to do so, not one in 20. Link Report an error
This is a nice story from AP about how the news organization worked hard to correct a photo caption on an important photo: For 68 years, John E. Love has been haunted by memories of being forced to carry the bodies of fallen comrades to a mass grave hollowed out of a Filipino rice field. [...]
In a story March 5 about the spring flood forecast in the upper Midwest, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of people who were forced to evacuate last March and April during flooding in North Dakota and Minnesota. State emergency officials estimate that more than 30,000 people were evacuated, not millions. Link Report an [...]
The Feb 1 story headlined “Backdoor taxes to hit middle class” is wrong and has been withdrawn. The story said lower-income families will pay more under tax provisions scheduled to expire Dec 31. The Obama administration’s budget calls for the extension of those tax provisions for households earning less than $250,000. There will be no [...]
In a Jan. 25 story about a study of the gender gap in college enrollment and undergraduate degrees, The Associated Press reported erroneously that more men are attending college and graduating with a bachelor’s degree, reversing the tendency of women to outnumber men and outperform them academically. The study found that the gender gap has [...]
In a story headlined LEWIS’ SON: ‘I BLAME MY MEAN, EVIL DAD FOR BROTHER’S DEATH’, released on 7 January (10), WENN suggests comedian Jerry Lewis may have been responsible for the death of his son, Joseph. We’d like to make it clear that this is not the case and that Joseph’s brother Gary thinks his [...]
In a story contained in WENN’s fifth feed on 6 January (10), headlined ‘BEYONCE’S PRIVATE NEW YEAR CONCERT FOR GADDAFI’S SON’, WENN erroneously reported a 2009 New Year’s Eve (31Dec09) Beyonce Knowles concert in St Barts was hosted by Saif Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s son. Mr. Gaddafi representatives have made [...]
In some versions of a Dec. 29 story about a Supreme Court ruling on highway usage, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Israel has a network of roads reserved for Jews. These roads are open to all Israeli citizens, including Arabs, as well as foreigners and tourists, while banning virtually all Palestinians. Link Report an [...]
In a Dec. 28 story, The Associated Press, relying on information from Van Morrison’s Hollywood-based publicist and his official Web site, reported erroneously that the Irish singer had a new baby boy with a woman identified as “his wife, GiGi.” Morrison said Thursday in a statement through his Dublin public relations firm that the report [...]
A photo of Arindam Ghosh, a vice president at consulting firm Analysis Group, appeared with a Wednesday article about the Galleon insider-trading case. Because of incorrect information provided by Bloomberg News, Mr. Ghosh was misidentified as Intel Corp. executive Rajiv Goel, a defendant in the Galleon case. Link Report an error
In a Dec. 17 story about a restaurant called Ganja Gourmet, The Associated Press misidentified the owner. The owner’s name is Steve Horwitz, not Scott Horowitz. Link Report an error
As noted by its Good, Bad, and Ugly blog, Reuters had an unfortunate boy/buoy typo in a recent story. The incorrect text made it onto many websites, including the New York Times (note the last graf): The corrected version of the story was sent with this correction: Corrects reference in paragraph six to read “buoy” [...]
