Regret the Error » hamilton spectator

Quite the entrance

Craig Silverman — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:28:15 +0000

A celebrity brief in the Sept. 21 Spectator said that Ashton Kutcher’s character “turned up naked” on the season debut of Two and a Half Men. In fact, Kutcher’s character didn’t take his clothes off until after he got inside the home of the character played by Jon Cryer. Link

Parisian, not Persian

Craig Silverman — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:43:47 +0000

A story in the Aug. 23 Spectator about the late Jack Layton’s language skills reported that he spoke Quebec French rather than Persian French. That should have been Parisian French.

Thanks, Nicole!

Retired by the press

Craig Silverman — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:00:33 +0000

A story in the May 18 Spectator prematurely retired St. Marys girls basketball coach Rich Wesolowski. Wesolowski continues to teach and coach. We apologize for the error.

Name game

Craig Silverman — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:00:57 +0000

In a column in Thursday's Spectator, three inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre in the same cell block as convicted murderer Johnson Aziga gave false names to a reporter. Some of the comments were wrongly attributed to John Bailey. While Bailey is an inmate, he is not on the cell block where Aziga is held. The Spectator stands by the facts of the story. We apologize for the error.

Life of Brian

Craig Silverman — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:19 +0000

Some editions of Tuesday’s Spectator contained the wrong photo of Hamilton broadcaster Brian Williams. A picture of an NBC broadcaster of the same name ran in error. Link

That famous director, Robert Hitchcock

Craig Silverman — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:24 +0000

A cutline in Saturday’s travel section stated the movie Psycho was directed by Robert Hitchcock. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Link

Identifying quarterbacks is a Brees

Craig Silverman — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:23 +0000

A photo caption in some editions of Monday’s Spectator incorrectly identified New Orleans Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees as Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre. We apologize for the error. Link

Welcome to the world, kiddo

Craig Silverman — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:00:45 +0000

A cutline in Saturday’s Spectator incorrectly identified Jes-Lynn Chaplin’s new baby as a boy. Baby Harlow, Hamilton’s first baby of the new year, is a girl. The Spectator apologizes for the error. Link

Fuzzy numbers etc.

Craig Silverman — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:18 +0000

A story in yesterday’s Spectator gave Red Wings winger Marian Hossa short shrift. He’s 6-foot-1, not 5 foot-1 as the wire story reported. We apologize for shrinking him. Link

Death by media

Craig Silverman — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:00:16 +0000

A story in Monday’s Spectator about the Sheraton falcons incorrectly reported that Bill Manson, husband of volunteer Ann Manson, had died. In fact, Bill Manson is alive and well and still very active in the community.
We apologize for the error. Link

Fuzzy numbers etc.

Craig Silverman — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:00:46 +0000

A story Saturday about Home Hardware signing on with Jim Balsillie’s bid to bring an NHL team to Hamilton got the number of people employed by the chain wrong. Home Hardware has 18,000 workers, not six million.
We apologize for the error. Link

Thanks, Eric!

Gluten for punishment

Craig Silverman — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:00:45 +0000

In Monday’s Spectator, the Ginger Cake with Macerated Fruit and Lemon Mascarpone incorrectly listed 2 cups of cooked penne pasta as an ingredient. It should have said rice pasta. The recipe is for Celiac Awareness Month.We apologize for the error. Link

A misidentification pot pourri

Craig Silverman — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:00:08 +0000

A photograph in yesterday’s Spectator mistakenly identified a man as Randy Kowaleski. Randy Kowaleski, pictured here, was injured in a bus crash in Mexico on Monday. His wife, Carolyn Kowaleski, was killed in the crash. The Spectator apologizes for the error and extends its sympathies to the family.
A photograph in yesterday’s Hamilton Spectator incorrectly identified a young musician.
He is Liam McGlashon, age 10.
A photo caption in Tuesday’s Spectator incorrectly identified winners of McMaster University’s Start-up Challenge. The names of the winners in the correct order are: Tim Pryor, left in photo, Terry Sachlos, centre, and Cristian Nunez, right.
A fish identified as a white perch in a photograph in yesterday’s Spectator is actually a yellow perch. Link

The Toronto Star also used the wrong photo for Mr. Kowaleski:

A March 18 article about a bus accident in Mexico that claimed the lives of three Canadians included an incorrect photo. The photo identified as Randy Kowaleski, who was seriously injured in the crash, was actually of a neighbour of Kowaleski. Link

Errors cause paper to reprint pages

Craig Silverman — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:00:53 +0000

In an unusual and laudable decision, the Hamilton Spectator (Ontario) chose to reprint a two-page spread after the first version contained errors. Here’s the correction/letter from the paper’s sports editor:

Dear Readers:
Today’s featured centrespread (pages 8-9) is a reproduction of our centrespread from last Tuesday. It features photos of Hamilton and Halton high school athletes of the year for 2007-08.
The original pages contained errors that meant some athletes were misidentified.
We deeply regret the errors.
We are running a corrected version of that spread today to ensure each of those athletes is appropriately recognized in our pages as we originally intended.
Rick Hughes
Sports Editor

Fuzzy numbers etc.

Craig Silverman — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:00:14 +0000

An item on yesterday’s front page said oil prices had fallen to a 14-year low. We should be so lucky. In fact, they fell Thursday to a 14-month low. Link