September 29, 2008 – 8:00 am
Due to a copy-editing error, the Sept. 16 “Ad Report Card” misquoted a line from the trailer for Zack and Miri Make a Porno. In the trailer, Rogen’s character says he would like to watch “a tape of Rosie O’Donnell getting fucked stupid.” Link
September 22, 2008 – 8:00 am
A story on Page G4 of Saturday’s Sports Extra section misquoted Rice University football coach David Bailiff when he was talking about the similarities between coaching at Rice and at Texas State University-San Marcos. He did not use the word “fools” in reference to his players; he said “fulls.” The quote should have read: “The [...]
September 19, 2008 – 8:00 am
An article about the effect of the Wall Street crisis on Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs cited two sources who were said to have been briefed on a conversation in which John J. Mack, chief executive of Morgan Stanley, had told Vikram S. Pandit, Citigroup’s chief executive, that “we need a merger partner or [...]
August 21, 2008 – 8:00 am
Cancer headline: StateHealth Minister Jim McGinty points out that the words between quotation marks in the headline Cancer services ‘close to collapse’ (page 1, August 20) were our interpretation and were not included in the Barton report, which was the source of the story. The Barton report, commissioned by the Cancer Council, said cancer treatment [...]
In our account of an interview, conducted in English and in Japanese through a translator, with members of the Yellow Magic Orchestra (Back to the future, Film and Music, page 13, July 4), keyboardist Ryuichi Sakamoto was quoted in a way which may have implied that he found the presence of black people at a [...]
An article on June 29 about Hunter S. Thompson described incorrectly the context for a quotation by his widow, Anita Thompson, in which she said he was “surrounded by leeches and hanger-on-ers.” She was referring to the early 70s, around the time that Mr. Thompson covered the Ali-Frazier fight in Zaire; she did not mean [...]
In her column last Wednesday, Maureen Dowd wrote that a Democratic lawmaker privately asked Gen. David Petraeus why there weren’t more Democrats in the military, and he replied, “There are more than you think.” Col. Steven Boylan of the general’s public affairs office in Baghdad, which was not contacted for comment, says the quotation “is [...]
A memoir in the July 13 Magazine about an explosion at a summer day camp incorrectly reported a NASA statement on the shuttle Challenger disaster. NASA eventually did release the transcripts of the astronauts’ voice recordings, and there was no mention of an astronaut saying, “Please, hold my hand.” Link
An article about ways in which homeowners can stall foreclosures on their homes was accompanied by a photo caption that was misleading because a word was inadvertently dropped. Bankruptcy attorney Timothy Kingcade does not endorse deliberately stalling foreclosure processes. The editing error appeared on Friday’s front page. Link
An article on Wednesday about the political anchor Brit Hume and his future at the Fox News Channel paraphrased incorrectly a comment by a Fox spokeswoman. She said she would not comment on his contractual talks — not that she would comment. Link
The context of a quote from Isaac Larian, president/CEO of MGA Entertainment Inc., was incorrect in Dan Bernstein’s column Thursday. The column suggested Larian was referring to the Mattel vs. MGA lawsuit over who owns the Bratz doll when he was quoted saying, “It’s kind of stupid.” In an e-mail, Larian wrote that he meant [...]
MASSEY UNIVERSITY economist Dr Greg Clydesdale said Pacific Islanders have less productivity and are less likely to contribute to economic growth but he did not use the term “a drain on the economy” as reported in The Dominion Post of May 20.
A QUOTE from a spokeswoman for the Ports and Waterways Minister, Joe Tripodi, in Friday’s article “Harbourmasters shed light on deadly fears” said the minister “may have overstated the case” when discussing NSW Maritime’s presence on Sydney Harbour. The quote arose out of a misunderstanding between the spokeswoman and the journalist and the Herald accepts [...]
Poverty simulation — An article in Thursday’s California section about a poverty simulation, in which volunteers played the roles of low-income individuals, misattributed a quotation to Lisa Adler, a member of the Bus Riders Union. It was another participant who said, “I wanted to punch out the banker. Each week we were sinking a little. [...]
‘Gossip Girl’: In Sunday’s Calendar section, the Monitor column about “Gossip Girl” misquoted two lines of dialogue between characters discussing one’s relationship. It read: “Jenny: ‘Is that why we went dessert?’ Elise: ‘You went dessert?!?!?!’ ” The correct lines on the show were: “Jenny: ‘Is that why we went to third?’ Friend: ‘You went to [...]
A profile of Jean-Pierre Garnier misquoted the chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline on the question of the number of drugs that the company has in late-stage development. He did not say: “I started with two products in late stage and now we have three.” He said “I started with two products in late stage and now [...]
In congratulating Cathy Smith for her win in the Democratic primary for Monroe County treasurer, Regina Malloy said, “If elected in the general election, I hope she does a good job in the treasurer’s office.” She was incorrectly quoted in Wednesday’s H-T as saying she hoped Smith would win the general election.
The H-T regrets the [...]
Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shares might not be the best investment for some investors. A Money & Investing article in some editions Monday incorrectly stated that he said the company wasn’t a good investment opportunity. Link
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We misquoted the second part of an aphorism by the Mishnaic scholar Old Hillel. It is “If I am for myself alone what am I?” and not “If I am not for myself alone what am I?” (page 8, Review, April 19).
A remark by Jim King, director of the ARC of Volusia, quoted Monday referred to a lack of reading skills by mentally disabled workers. Actually, the quote referred only to a 42-year-old woman mentioned later in the story. Link
In a report on page 3 of The Australian on April 10, “Girl from the Gong to take on the world”, it was stated that a contestant at the Miss World Australia beauty pageant had said she “believed in injustice and inequality”. This was incorrect. The contestant said: “I believe in justice, equality and integrity.” [...]
In Mathew Norman’s column (28 March) he wrote that Barbara Roche had described asylum-seekers begging with their children as “vile”. In fact she was describing the practice of using children as an aid to begging. We apologise for misrepresenting Mrs. Roche’s position. Link
In an April 3 story about Mega Millions winner David Sneath, The Associated Press reported erroneously Sneath’s comment about what kind of a car he would buy. He didn’t say he would not buy a Ford product. His correct quote was: “I worked for Ford Motor Company. I won’t be buying a foreign product.” Link
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An article on March 16 profiling three sex workers in the wake of Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s resignation after revelations that he patronized prostitutes misconstrued how two of the women, identified by the pseudonyms Faith O’Donnell and Sally Anderson, said they earned a living. The resulting misrepresentation of the two women’s work included a headline that [...]
In the previous issue, the article City of the Dead inadvertently attributed quotes to Jack Fisher described as “the trustee of the Jewish section” of Rookwood Cemetery. The(sydney)magazine accepts that the words quoted were not those of Mr Fisher and do not represent his views in any way. We apologise unreservedly to Mr Fisher for [...]
