Posts Tagged ‘boston herald’

Additional pain and suffering

A photograph accompanying an article in the Herald on Sept. 25 mistakenly depicted the name of a cemetery where a body was allegedly buried in a wrong grave. The correct cemetery is Chevra Kadusha. The Herald regrets the error.  Report an error

Death by media

From TheBostonChannel.com: The Boston Herald apologized Saturday for identifying the wrong man in an article about a hit-and-run death in Quincy.The man killed was Paul F. Moore, 63, of Milton.”The Herald deeply regrets the error and pain caused to the Moore family,” the newspaper wrote in its correction.The Herald said it incorrectly reported that Paul [...]

Sweeping away any confusion

A sub-headline on page one of last Tuesday’s Herald stated that Attorney General Martha Coakley broomed a conflict-of-interest investigation involving Suffolk University before accepting an honorary law degree from the school. The accompanying story reported that Coakley’s office had obtained concessions from Suffolk while concluding there were no illegalities committed in the case. The Herald [...]

That’s some salty matzo

The recipe for Dora Fegelman’s Matzo Meal Popovers in Wednesday’s Passover food story incorrectly called for 3/4 cup of salt. The measurement should be 3/4 teaspoon.  Report an error

Friendly staffers

A page-one headline in yesterday’s Herald that characterized four people who landed high-paying agency posts as “pals” of Gov. Patrick should have described them as staffers in his administration. Link  Report an error

Senseless flagpole violence

Due to an editing error, an article and caption in yesterday’s Herald misstated the event captured in a 1976 photo. An American flag was aimed to spear the man in the photo, but he was not stabbed by the flagpole. The Herald regrets the error.  Report an error

Boston Herald publishes front page apology

On Feb. 2, 2008, the Boston Herald reported that a member of the New England Patriots’ video staff taped the St. Louis Rams’ walkthrough on the day before Super Bowl XXXVI. While the Boston Herald based its Feb. 2, 2008, report on sources that it believed to be credible, we now know that this report [...]