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Makes sense

April 14, 2008 – 8:00 am

Because of a reporting error, a March 23 City Weekly article about the new Parkwayboston.com website incorrectly attributed a quote saying the site appeared to be designed by an eighth-grader. The comment was made by Tammy Schuetz Cook, from the blog Bostonfoodandwhine. Link

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Obama, Clinton… whatever

March 17, 2008 – 8:00 am

A story published March 13 about the fallout after Geraldine Ferraro said Barack Obama’s success was due to his colour quoted Hillary Clinton as saying Ferraro’s comments were “ridiculous” and “wrong-headed.” In fact, Obama described Ferraro’s remarks that way. Link

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Shuck and correct

January 24, 2008 – 8:00 am

An item in the Periscope section of the Jan. 21 issue mischaracterized New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s use of the phrase “shuck and jive” as a direct reference to the political style of Sen. Barack Obama. In fact, Cuomo, a Hillary Clinton supporter, was speaking in broad terms about how candidates interact with voters [...]

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LA Times goes bust on Obama

January 14, 2008 – 8:00 am

Obama in Las Vegas: An article in Saturday’s Section A misquoted presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as saying, “Since I’m in Las Vegas, I’m going to say: I’m the jackpot.” Obama said, “I hit the jackpot.”
And:
Democrats and the economy: An article in today’s Opinion section by Robert Kuttner says that Barack Obama has “used [...]

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Player, coach… whatever

January 7, 2008 – 8:00 am

A quote by Lakers coach Phil Jackson reported in yesterday’s Daily News was incorrectly identified as being said about Kobe Bryant. Jackson was instead speaking about Knicks coach Isiah Thomas. Link
Thanks, Daniel!

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Not official

November 19, 2007 – 8:00 am

Yesterday’s Extra featured a piece by Professor Wiseman on recent media coverage of The World Cancer Research Fund’s report on cancer prevention, which we puffed on the front page as ‘Bacon sarnies are good for you - official’. We have been asked to make clear that neither Professor Wiseman nor WCRF have ever suggested that [...]

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Too many protestors

October 31, 2007 – 4:00 am

Correction: Because of a reporting error, a story in Sunday’s City & Region section about Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s speech to the Sabeel Conference in Boston said that pro-Israel protesters could be heard inside the hall. While chants from the street could be heard, it was not possible to discern their source, and protesters with a [...]

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All politicians are alike

October 24, 2007 – 8:00 am

A pullout of statements made during Sunday night’s Republican debate misattributed a comment on health care to Ron Paul. It was Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee who said: “When all the old hippies find out they can get free drugs, just wait to see how much that is going to cost us.” Link

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”You were behaving like a jerk and you were smashed for it”

February 16, 2007 – 8:00 am

Magistrate David HellpernIN an article headed ”30 beers and still driving”, published in The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday, Magistrate David Hellpern was quoted as saying to the defendant Rowan Davidson: ”You were behaving like a jerk and you were smashed for it.”In fact, those words were contained in a submission to the court and the [...]

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