A tribute to Natasha Richardson that praised her passion, devotion and talent and her “bloodlines of greatness” came from Kevin Spacey, not Judi Dench as an editing error made it in Broadway’s lights dimmed for Natasha Richardson, 20 March, page 5. Link
A story in Wednesday’s Observer about President Obama marking St. Patrick’s Day gave the wrong political party for Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California. She is a Democrat.
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.
Wrong host named: A story Tuesday about a Washington, D.C., campaign fundraiser for Gov. Bobby Jindal identified the wrong Chris Cox as one of the hosts. The Cox at the fundraiser is a principal with the lobbying and consulting firm Navigators Global and not the former California congressman and Securities and Exchange Commission chairman. 
In a story contained in WENN’s 1st feed on 4 March 09 – headlined QUAID PAL WAS PLAYING HUSBAND TO HIS EX WHEN HE HEARD OF MEDICAL CRISIS, we reported that actor Brett Cullen was working with Quaid’s ex-wife, Kim Basinger, on the film The Burning Plain. Of course, Quaid was never married to Basinger. His ex-wife is Meg Ryan. Apologies for the mix up. Please erase the article from your databases and websites. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
A photo Sunday was misidentified as that of Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. The photo was of Meryl Streep and Redford in “Out of Africa.” 
Idol impostor: Those old enough to know were quick to let us know we should have known better than to mix up Janet and Vivien Leigh in a photo caption (The Millers’ tale, West Weekend, page 18, February 7). Vivien Leigh (real name Vivian Hartley) – once wife of actor Laurence Olivier and dual Oscar winner for her roles as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire – was not related to Psycho star Janet Leigh (real name Jeanette Morrison), who was once married to actor Tony Curtis.
Canoe, one of the biggest news sites in Canada, mistook a Canadian Press reporter for a man facing four terrorism-related charges. 
A Jan. 24 article about tattoo artist Kat Von D wrongly referred to her as a former exotic dancer.
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In some editions yesterday, a headline referred to a tuition management company that filed for bankruptcy as a “collection firm.” Tuition Program Inc. is not a collection agency.
CNN has come up with a rather unique way to atone for a mistake: free advertising. TVNewser 
A COURT report titled “Empty-nesters wanted high life” on January 14 stated constable Wesley Brennan and his wife were allegedly involved in the supply of illicit drugs. The report should have said Brennan’s de facto Catherine Ann Delezio, not his wife. The Daily Telegraph apologises for the error.
Reginald Perrin visualised his mother-in-law, not his mother, as a hippopotamus (The strange afterlife of Reginald Perrin, 15 January, page 3, G2). 
Robert Reilly, who was injured Saturday night when a state police car rammed his vehicle in Monroeville, never was a suspect in the robbery that evening of the Golden Corral restaurant in Monroeville. Mr. Reilly and his passenger were hospitalized after the trooper set up a roadblock intended for the actual suspect. Police eventually arrested the robbery suspect after a brief chase. An earlier version of an online breaking news story incorrectly identified Mr. Reilly as a suspect. 
Santa Cruz City Councilman Ryan Coonerty was misidentified in a story about the tree-sit at UC Santa Cruz that appeared on Page A1 of Sunday’s edition and again on Page A1 Monday in a story about Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Coonerty is the immediate past mayor; the new mayor is Cynthia Mathews. 
This story about a transgender inmate in the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla incorrectly identified Terry Thornton as a state prison spokesman. Thornton is a spokeswoman. 
On Wednesday November 26 last we reported on the previous day’s sentences of Francisco Notorantonio and other individuals with reference to the manslaughter of Gerard Devlin on February 3, 2006.
Correction: On page 7 of the PEOPLE Extra: Sexy Forever issue, a photo of country singer Linda Davis was misidentified as Faith Hill. We regret the error.
A photo of Sarah Palin and a special-needs child in Open Forum on the Opinion page Wednesday misidentified the child as Palin’s son, Trig, based on information provided by the photographer. The identity of the child, who appears to be older than the infant Trig, is unknown. 
We incorrectly described Baron Hill as “a local attorney” in southeastern Indiana. In fact, Hill has never been a lawyer. 
Some versions of this story incorrectly said Daniel Day-Lewis acted in the movie The Scarlet Letter. The film actually starred Gary Oldman. 
Bob Fredrick, a clinical social worker and therapist in Atlanta, is not a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. A story in the Sunday Living section had incorrect information, including a misspelling of his name.
The story headlined Bombay Dreams, which appeared in the Life section on Tuesday, incorrectly identified Purnima Chaudhuri as the father of Nilanjan Chaudhuri; she is his mother. The error is regretted.Editor
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- Lawsuit Alleges Plagiarism by Hartford Courant - NYTimes.comThe New York Times | November 19, 2009
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- CBC admits Palin book gaffe - The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail | November 17, 2009They used the cover from the anti-Palin book instead of the real thing.
- 'Daily Show' Producers, Writers Say They're Serious about Media CriticismPoynter Institute | November 17, 2009The Daily Show has a fact checker on staff!
- A Speculative Post on the Idea of Algorithmic Authority Clay Shirkyshirky.com | November 15, 2009
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- What online journalists can learn from information scientists De nieuwe reporterDe Nieuwe Reporter | November 9, 2009
- Multi-Platform 'Content Room' Puts Journos in New RolesEditor & Publisher | November 6, 2009
- Toward a Slow-News Movement Mediactivemediactive.com | November 8, 2009Dan Gillmor on speed v. accuracy
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