In a story April 18 about the investigation of a 1996 complaint against pediatrician Earl B. Bradley who is accused of molesting patients, The Associated Press erroneously reported a comment by Jeffrey M. Fried, the chief executive officer at Beebe Medical Center. Fried described Bradley as “quirky.” He did not say Bradley’s hugging and kissing [...]
The report, “From Russia with love ? for the party”, on page 6 of the Sunday Morning Post on April 18 misquoted Lilia Yanark as saying the Communist Party had destroyed Russia rather than modernising it. It should have quoted her as saying, “Russian leaders have destroyed the Communist Party instead of modernising it”. Report [...]
In an item in the April 21 “Slatest,” Nicholas Jackson misquoted a CNN article, stating that the new $100 bill includes an embedded “security threat.” It includes an embedded security thread. Link Report an error
The March 1990 issue of late and lamented Spy magazine took note of this correction, which was originally published by the Stanford Daily of California that same year: A story in yesterday’s [Stanford Daily] reported that Spy magazine publisher Tom Phillips said his magazine consistently refers to Donald Trump as the “short-fingered Bulgarian.†The term [...]
ON MONDAY, The Age reported that Richard Dawkins referred to Pope Benedict XVI as “Pope Naziâ€. The reference was to Pope Pius XII. The mistake was made by the reporter. Thanks, Kevin! Report an error
In a story published on Page 3 of the Ottawa Sun Wednesday, Grace Xin was reported as having said that she came to Ottawa because “people like herself from southern China chose Ottawa because they’d like a break from the heat and crime.” In fact, Xin said she choose Ottawa because she would like to [...]
In our article on January 15, “I’m too scared to go shopping on my own admits police chief”, we reported on a dispute over comments published in the Police Review about Peter Vaughan, the new Chief Constable of the South Wales Police. The Police Review reported that Mr Vaughan had said, in an interview with [...]
In last week’s Hills & Valley Messenger, the article “Tough cat laws close in Mitcham” included a quote from Mitcham Animal Management Committee chair and councillor Diana Gibbs Ludbrook which was incorrect. The quote “It’s not meant to be primitive but educative,” should have read “It’s not meant to be punitive but educative.” The error [...]
Healthcare plan: An article in Tuesday’s Section A about President Obama’s healthcare plan quoted Democratic strategist Paul Begala as saying, “The Republican leadership is more likely to perform in a gay marriage than they are to work with Democrats on healthcare.” The quote should have read, “The Republican leadership is more likely to perform a [...]
An earlier version of this post misquoted Mr. Remnick on his comparison between the book and a New Yorker article he had previously written. He said the book would not be a “pumped up†version of the article; he did not say that it would not be a “pimped out†version of the article. Link [...]
This letter to the editor from Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the former prime minister of Malaysia, was published in Malaysiakini, a Malaysian website: I refer to the Malaysikini report Dr M: If they can make Avatar, they can make 9/11. I can understand Malaysiakini not wanting to be labelled as anti-Semitic but I don’t think it [...]
A REPORT yesterday saying “Southland’s water crisis appeared to be over” had mis-stated the situation, because there was no “crisis” to begin with, according to Environment Southland. Comments attributed to Environment Southland groundwater scientist Karen Wilson gave the impression that a “crisis” had been averted by recent rainfall. She did not say there had been [...]
We accidentally misrepresented gambling addiction counsellor Liz Karter last week when we quoted her saying: “I think there is a great demonic force out there leading women quite deliberately into trouble.” A bad telephone line led us to miss a vital negative. She actually said: “I think there isn’t a demonic force. . .” (“Britain’s [...]
The Spirits column in the Jan. 20 Food section, which discussed the local availability of Bitter Truth brand bitters from Germany, contained this sentence: “The Bitter Truth’s Jerry Thomas says his product will be a good substitute for Angostura in most drinks.” Thomas was a 19th-century bartender for whom the company named one of its [...]
At a memorial gathering for Bruce Wasserstein, New York magazine editor Adam Moss described Mr. Wasserstein as having the “soul of a journalist and the wallet of a tycoon.” A Tuesday Deals & Deal Makers article about the memorial incorrectly quoted Mr. Moss as saying Mr. Wasserstein had “the heart of a tycoon.” Link Report [...]
Cap-and-trade program: An article in Wednesday’s Section A on California’s cap-and-trade program quoted Greg Karras, senior scientist for Communities for a Better Environment, as saying that the program was “institutionalized environmental justice.” Karras called it “institutionalized environmental injustice.” Link Report an error
Brett Favre: In an NFL column in Monday’s Sports section, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was quoted as saying, “It didn’t seem weird until I got in near the pier,” talking about his return to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. What he said was, “It didn’t seem weird until I got in near De [...]
Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws believes in sterilising the “underclass”, whom he identifies as criminals, with no stake in society, who are welfare-dependent, with alcohol and drug problems. He was not referring to all beneficiaries, most of whom are good parents, he says. This correction also appeared in the Dominion Post and the Press. *Correction Nov. [...]
Paul Byrnes’s film review of Mao’s Last Dancer, published in full and extract form since October 2, took issue with the film’s dialogue, in particular quoting: ‘‘Life in China not so good. I dance better here because feet more free.’’ This was incorrect. The full quote should have read ‘‘… in China, not so easy. [...]
IN A report on October 6 about an employment tribunal case involving Wirral West MP Stephen Hesford, it was stated that Mr Hesford had once branded the constituency’s Tory Parliamentary candidate a “blonde bimbo ” and had accused her of using politics in order to get back onto the TV. This was incorrect and should [...]
An article “Israel list names Russians helping Iran build nuclear bomb” (World News, last week) stated that Robert Einhorn, the special adviser for non-proliferation and arms control to Hillary Clinton, was understood to believe that Russian companies have also supplied material that has been used by Iran in the production of ballistic missiles. Mr Einhorn [...]
Writing from memory in a piece defending his work against critics – Why my book is not sexist, 21 September, page 21, G2 – Stephen Bayley said that he had been accused by the presenter of BBC Woman’s Hour of producing a “coffee-table compendium of filth for perverts”. Jenni Murray has objected that she would [...]
In an Oct. 1 story about the world’s biggest wind farm opening, The Associated Press incorrectly quoted Patrick Woodson, an officer for E.ON Climate and Renewables North America. He said, “This is truly a significant milestone for us,” not “This is truly sign milestone for us.” Link Report an error
Australian author and journalist Margaret Simons spotted this recent clarification in the Border Mail: The Game Meats Company at Myrtelford is a halal-accredited organisation which processes only goats, emus, ostriches and deer…At no stage did export operations manager Rick Cavedon say Senator Fielding had ’saved our bacon’. Thanks, Kevin! Report an error
This article about the community organizing group ACORN incorrectly said that a conservative journalist targeted the organization for hidden-camera videos partly because its voter-registration drives bring Latinos and African Americans to the polls. Although ACORN registers people mostly from those groups, the maker of the videos, James E. O’Keefe, did not specifically mention them. Link [...]
