Many readers called to correctly point out that our April Fool’s joke on Page D2 of Tuesday’s Star section was insensitive and inappropriate. We agree and apologize. See story on Page E1. Link The offending piece promised “Three practical jokes to play on your kids for April Fool’s Day.” Number three was, “Tell them they [...]
The photo included in birthdays on Page E2 Friday was not of rapper Reverend Run. Another member of the Run-DMC group was pictured by mistake. Link Report an error
Because of a typographical error, an editorial on Page B10 Thursday misstated the date of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Link Report an error
This ranks as one of the stranger recent examples of journalistic malfeasance. As noted by Romenesko (and a variety of readers who sent it in), a syndicated music columnist has resigned after a paper he wrote for became aware that he had used a ghost writer “to produce more than 100 stories and columns since [...]
A story and headline on Page C1 Sunday were wrong in saying the NCAA men’s basketball tournament had not been in Houston since 1971. Houston hosted games in 1973, 1980, 1983, 1985 and 1986. Link Report an error
An article in Feb. 18 editions repeated charges made by Republican candidate for Congress Dean Hrbacek that a law firm, Williams & Jensen, had ties to Jack Abramoff. The article also cited reports that the firm’s managing partner, L. Steven Hart, traveled with a group of government officials and lobbyists to Scotland to play golf. [...]
