Australian author and journalist Margaret Simons spotted this recent clarification in the Border Mail: The Game Meats Company at Myrtelford is a halal-accredited organisation which processes only goats, emus, ostriches and deer…At no stage did export operations manager Rick Cavedon say Senator Fielding had ’saved our bacon’. Thanks, Kevin! Report an error
AN incorrect Thought for the Day was published yesterday. The Bible Society SA, which provides the Thought, was not responsible. It should have read: “Lord God, you lead me along good and right paths in life.” Psalm 23:3 – Bible for Today. Mark 7:21-23, from the Bible for Today, reads: “Out of your own heart [...]
The Gazette of Montreal takes part in an annual campaign called Raise-A-Reader. It helps raise money for literacy programs. Unfortunately, a front page headline yesterday about the campaign did little to help the cause: Here it is as it appeared on the front page below the fold (click for larger): Report an error
IN a report on May 5, 2009, headlined “Riddle of Boruc, the brunette and his hair straighteners”, we claimed that Artur Boruc had brought two girls to the house he shares with partner Sara Mannei and had sex with one of them. We published a picture which we said showed him straightening one of the [...]
In case you hadn’t noticed, I recently added a “What I’m Reading” sidebar to the site. It’s over there to the right. I link to relevant articles that I find interesting or of note. And now, every once in a while, I’ll post a round-up of some of those links to make sure you don’t [...]
Note the highlighted text: As was noted on Reuters’ Good, Bad, and Ugly blog, they meant “persistent dry cough.” Report an error
IN AN article published on September 10 “Man ‘listens to heart’ and helps mother feed twins”, we stated that Amy Pillay was HIV-positive. She is HIV-negative. We regret the error, which occurred during editing. Report an error
An article on May 25, 2007, ‘The Cult Guru Who Stole My Son’ made claims that William Van Gordon was a ‘brainwashed zombie’ and Edo Shonin brainwashed him and that the Buddhist retreat which they ran was a cult. We accept this is untrue. We apologise to both men for the contrary impression given. Link [...]
New Brunswick’s Telegraph-Journal continues to atone for an erroneous report from earlier in the summer that set of a scandal in Canada. After apologizing to the prime minister, firing its editor, and suspending its publisher (he’s now back with the paper’s parent company), the paper on Saturday apologized to Monsignor Brian Henneberry for fabricating a [...]
Here’s the front page of the September 11, 2009 edition of the Pleasanton Weekly in California: Thanks, Grace! Report an error
The Aug. 28 obituary of songwriter Ellie Greenwich incorrectly reported that she battled drug problems. Link Report an error
I initially didn’t post about this story because it struck me as a tale of well-meaning aggregation gone wrong, but it seems that the issue was bigger than that. The bottom line is that the Hartford Courant has apologized for repeatedly and knowingly plagiarizing the work of its competitors. Here’s an excerpt from a statement [...]
From a post on YES! Weekly’s blog: After careful review of Keith T. Barber’s interview with Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith, we have determined that Mr. Keith was misquoted in a single instance. The piece ran in the Aug. 26 edition of YES! Weekly under the headline, “Forsyth DA: Racial Justice Act inherently flawed.” [...]
There are a few corrections that need to be made regarding two stories in the August, 2009 edition featuring Newco Tank Corp. The first story, “All systems are go for launch of patented Newco tank,†page C11, spoke about Newco’s new production tank design that features the engine package inside the tank, and using its [...]
A report from the Christian Science Monitor: The world’s most infamous agent of nuclear proliferation, Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, has added a fresh feather to his cap following revelations that a newspaper column he penned two weeks ago for Pakistan’s The News heavily plagiarized websites of British universities… The newspaper column in question, “Science [...]
This has been an incredibly bad summer for the Telegraph-Journal, a newspaper in New Brunswick. Early in the summer, the paper faced criticism for firing a summer intern under questionable circumstances. Then, in July, the editor and publisher had to step down after the paper started a national scandal by printing false allegations about the [...]
A taste test of various foods described a sample from Anila’s Curry Sauces as starting well but having "a slightly dirty aftertaste". Our reviewer meant to convey that the aftertaste was odd – not to imply that food hygiene might be poor (Look, no gluten! 19 August, page 14, G2). Link Report an error
Keva McKibbin ("Modern Weddings", Magazine, August 22) did not say that she was "blown off her face" when she first met her husband, but that she was "blown off her feet". We apologise for any embarrassment caused by our reporter’s mishearing. Report an error
McClatchy Watch spotted a rather remarkable concert recommendation in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Have you heard of Django Reinhardt?" it asks. Then it reports that "he returns to Mount Crested Butte again Labor Day weekend (Sept. 5-6) for DjangoFest Colorado." Well, that would definitely be worth seeing. Alas, Reinhardt is not coming back from the [...]
The original article provided the incorrect location of New York University’s new institution. It is in Abu Dhabi, not Abu Ghraib. Link The Justice is a student newspaper at Brandeis University. Thanks, Christopher! Report an error
On Sunday, August, 2, in our article Robin Hood And His Merry Hell In The Pub, we said that Russell Crowe had been banned from, amongst others, the Brickmakers pub in Windlesham, Surrey whilst staying in the area filming a new Robin Hood epic. We have been informed that Mr Crowe has never been to [...]
A large Lego giraffe greets visitors at the entrance to the Legoland Discovery Center in Germany. And if you believe a Reuters report from this morning, people can’t help but steal the giraffe’s penis. The story had a bit of fun with this: BERLIN (Reuters) – Visitors to a tourist attraction in Berlin have been [...]
In the Summer 2009 issue of Science Activities (Volume 46, Number 2), our late executive editor was remembered as John McClure. The correct spelling of his name is John McLure. We regret the error and extend our sympathy to Dr. McLure’s family. Report an error
A comment piece about achievement and frailty in the lives of artistic greats mentioned Wagner’s reminder to his favourite Vienna chambermaid to wear purple knickers next time they met. A Wagner expert points out that the pants in question were pink (To understand genius, forget the purple knickers, 19 August, page 28). Link Reminds me [...]
TV listings: The Prime-Time TV grid in Thursday’s Calendar section mistakenly listed MTV’s "Jackass" show on the MSNBC cable schedule at 7 and 10 p.m. where instead MSNBC’s "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" should have been listed. Link Thanks, Jim! Report an error
