February 11, 2008 – 8:00 am
In a Feb. 6 story about a Court of Appeal hearing concerning Great Glasses, lawyer Louis Frapporti was quoted as saying his client, Bruce Bergez, “was played like a violin.” The remark referred to the actions of legal counsel for the College of Optometrists and not the actions of Superior Court Justice David Crane.
The Spectator [...]
February 7, 2008 – 5:16 pm
Investor Warren Buffett* said at a press event on Wednesday that the the US dollar would be “worth less” if the country continues to run a deficit. Unfortunately, a Dow Jones wire story reported him as saying it would be “worthless.” Buffett then called up CNBC this morning to clarify his statement, which had already [...]
February 1, 2008 – 9:01 am
In the Jan. 23 issue of Wednesday Journal, River Forest Village President Frank Paris is quoted saying, “I’ll answer any question except if you ask me how many times I sodomized my parent. Those kinds of questions can’t be asked.” What Mr. Paris actually said was, “I’ll answer any question except if you ask [...]
January 24, 2008 – 8:00 am
Correction: In an article entitled “Allegiance unsure of Jinchuan in Zinifex fight”, published on page 23 of The Australian on Friday, January 18, Allegiance chairman Tony Howland-Rose was quoted as referring to major shareholder Jinchuan as a “right bunch of cookies.” The quote should have been “a bright bunch of cookies.” The Australian apologises for [...]
January 17, 2008 – 8:00 am
An article on Jan. 3 about an announcement by the Suffolk County, N.Y., district attorney that he would not retry Martin Tankleff in the 1988 murders of his parents after his conviction was overturned by a state appellate court misquoted, in some copies, Judge Stephen Braslow of Suffolk County Court, who had refused Mr. Tankleff’s [...]
January 17, 2008 – 8:00 am
Trisha Smith, the owner of the Posh & Naughty boutique at 2576 East Main Rd., said yesterday that she is not on welfare, as was reported in yesterday’s Providence Journal, but would be a mother on welfare if her landlord puts her out of business by evicting her. Smith has two children.
Smith’s landlord, Samuels Realty, [...]
January 14, 2008 – 8:00 am
A Jan. 9 article reporting testimony from a Canadian Judicial Council inquiry into the conduct of Justice Ted Matlow included an inaccurate quotation. The quote indicated that Ronald Lieberman told the inquiry Matlow told him he had received criticism from one person, “a lady judge.”
A transcript indicates Lieberman said Matlow told him he had not [...]
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 [...]
January 7, 2008 – 8:00 am
In a Dec. 9 story about the Church of Scientology International in Germany, The Associated Press erroneously reported that German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told Bild am Sonntag newspaper that intelligence agencies were moving to ban the group and that he called it an unconstitutional organization. Instead, Schaeuble was quoted by the paper as saying [...]
December 20, 2007 – 8:00 am
A SEPARATE article yesterday (“Knox refocuses on value to revive Downer EDI”, page 31) implied that incoming Downer chief executive Geoff Knox had referred to BHP’s performance under former chief executive John Prescott as disastrous. He described it as an era of difficulties for BHP. The Australian also acknowledges that Mr Knox did not refer [...]
December 13, 2007 – 8:00 am
In a news story Friday (”Spectrum holds Condom Olympics to educate on safe sex,” page 3), it was incorrectly stated due to a reporting error that health and wellness educator Beth Grampetro and Tim Hegan, an ORL area director, said Fruit Roll-Ups are adequate protection against STDs. No health officials said or advocated this use [...]
December 10, 2007 – 8:00 am
A cutline in Monday’s sports section incorrectly attributed a quote to Jay Kirk, the new coach of the Hamilton Red Wings. Kirk never said “I’m the greatest.” The Spectator apologizes for the error. Link
December 5, 2007 – 8:00 am
A story on Page B1 on Nov. 17 quoted Milly Arciniegas, president of the Hartford PTO council, as saying that Mayor Eddie Perez “has a lock on power and it’s quite intimidating.” Arciniegas denies using the phrase “lock on power,” but says the expression accurately described her feelings. Link
December 3, 2007 – 8:00 am
An article last week by Peter Godwin was headlined ‘I once thought of killing Ian Smith. Now I think he was misunderstood’. We wrongly used quotation marks suggesting these were the author’s words. They were not. Godwin believes Smith’s policies were a major contributing factor to Zimbabwe’s present crisis. A caption to the same piece [...]
November 22, 2007 – 8:00 am
Homeless: An article in Monday’s California section about a Los Angeles County proposal for helping 50 of the most vulnerable homeless people on downtown’s skid row misquoted Philip Mangano of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. He was quoted as saying the chronically homeless are “fragile in terms of both fiscal and psychological health.” He [...]
November 21, 2007 – 8:00 am
The Advocate in Saturday’s editions incorrectly reported that the wife of a security guard killed at Pete’s Farmer’s Market in Baton Rouge attended a court hearing for the man accused in the killing.
The wife did not attend the hearing, and a woman quoted in the article as being the wife is actually a family friend, [...]
November 9, 2007 – 8:00 am
In a Nov. 2 story about Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid’s plan to stay on the job despite his sons’ legal problems, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren disagreed with his longtime friend’s decision.
Holmgren said he was talking about himself, in response to a question about the demanding life of [...]
November 6, 2007 – 8:00 am
The headline with an article on Saturday about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign and the issue of treating women and men equally in presidential politics overstated Senator Clinton’s response to suggestions that she had been using her gender as a shield against criticism from her male opponents. Mrs. Clinton said her rivals were “picking on” [...]
November 2, 2007 – 8:00 am
In speaking about the play Defending the Caveman, actor Michael Van Osch said he would perform it differently, not better, than another actor he had seen in the role. An incorrect quote appeared in an Arts story Saturday. Link
November 27, 2006 – 8:00 am
A Sports of The Times column on Thursday about the differences between the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter misstated a quotation from USA Today by Steve Fortunato, Rodriguez’s marketing representative, about a reason Rodriguez came to New York. It should have read, “not to be Mr. Madison Avenue” — not “to be Mr. Madison [...]
November 27, 2006 – 8:00 am
An article and headline on Page 17A Thursday incorrectly stated that James Dobson, founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, believes people
who don’t practice what they preach should undergo an exorcism. His quote, in a TV interview about reaction to the firing of evangelical leader Ted Haggard for “sexual immorality,” was: “Everybody gets exercised [...]
November 24, 2006 – 12:09 pm
A lovely correction from the Oct 17 edition of the Delaware News Journal. It was recently spotted by the “Stop The Presses” column in Maclean’s magazine:
An article in Sunday’s Local section on the estate sale of former Gov. Elbert Carvel quoted Olin Vanaman of Wilmington about his excitement in purchasing 35 of the governor’s decanters [...]
