An article in Wednesday’s Metro section about a talk that Medill School of Journalism Dean John Lavine gave to alumni contained several errors.
Lavine — who spoke about the controversy over his use of an anonymous student quote in a piece he wrote for an alumni magazine — was incorrectly quoted about what he said he [...]
Hofmann obituary: The obituary of Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered LSD, in Wednesday’s California section said he was survived by his wife, Anita. She died in December. The story also referred to peyote mushrooms. Peyote is a cactus. Link
Also:
The April 30 obituary for Albert Hofmann incorrectly reported fatal overdoses from the hallucinogen LSD. [...]
A story on Page 24 of Saturday’s Main News section misidentified Frances Iglehart as a reverend and as a man. Also, the church is no longer used by the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation or Korean or Latino congregations. Link
Coachella fest: A review in Monday’s Calendar section of Prince’s performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival said that Sheena Easton performed with him on “I Feel for You.” It was Chaka Khan who sang with him. The review also said that Shelby J sang a cover version of Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel.” That [...]
An obituary on April 7 and in some copies on April 6 about the actor Charlton Heston misstated the year he enlisted in the Army Air Forces, as well as other aspects of his life. He enlisted in 1942, not 1944. He served in the Aleutian Islands about two years, not three. And he and [...]
April 18, 2008 – 12:59 pm
In an April 16 story about DC-9 airplanes, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the director of technical programs at the Washington-based Flight Safety Foundation. He is Jim Burin, not Durbin.
The story also misspelled the name of the airplane manufacturer. It is McDonnell Douglas Corp., not McConnell.
The story incorrectly reported the date that [...]
LAST week’s article on tax, Get Your Act Together by Mike Hanley, contained some inaccuracies.
A tax return is usually between 17 and 48 pages, not up to 180 pages as stated.
The Medicare rebate provides a 20 per cent refund of out of pocket medical expenses over $1500.
The article stated that the Medicare levy is calculated [...]
A story on a Christian hip hop DJ in the April 6 issue of South Jersey Living contain incorrect names and details about an abuse incident. B.I.G. C.I.T.Y., aka Ron Goodwin, of Cherry Hill, said he is not certain of the identity of the man who nearly raped him and then raped his brother when [...]
An obituary in some editions on Sunday and in some copies on Monday about the actor Charlton Heston misstated his given name at birth. It was John Charles Carter, not Charlton Carter. The obituary also referred incorrectly to the character played by Orson Welles in the film “Touch of Evil,” in which Mr. Heston had [...]
Guantanamo Bay: An article March 28 in Section A about a typical day in the life of a prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, as gleaned from reporting trips over the last three years, made several observations that Pentagon officials and officers of the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo say are outdated or erroneous. [...]
In the article “Is Briana Waters a terrorist?,” published Mar. 27, the subhead stated that “U.S. attorneys exploited post-9/11 counterterrorism laws to pursue and prosecute an environmental activist.” In fact, while tougher post-9/11 policies on eco-terror played a role in the Waters case, no new laws were used in her prosecution.
Upon review, we [...]
An obituary last Thursday about the actor Richard Widmark referred incorrectly to the genesis of the movie “Cheyenne Autumn” and misstated other aspects of his work. The film, in which he played an Army captain, was suggested by the 1953 book “Cheyenne Autumn,” by Mari Sandoz, according to the film’s credits; it was not based [...]
Newspaper: An article in the March 23 Opinion section about the demise of the Long Beach Press-Telegram stated that the editor was among those who recently lost their jobs at the newspaper. It was the managing editor. Also, the article stated that the Long Beach Independent was an afternoon paper. It was published in the [...]
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 [...]
From earlier this month:
The Books of The Times review in Weekend on Friday, about “Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of ‘Energy Independence,’ ” misstated the author’s surname at several points, and a description of an online excerpt from the book misstated his surname as well. As the review noted elsewhere, he is Robert [...]
A series of corrections from The Gazette (Montreal). March 5:
A story in yesterday’s paper misquoted Liberal MP Irwin Cotler’s comments about Saul Itzhayek, a Montrealer who is in prison in India for an entry-visa offence. Cotler did not say that Ottawa has failed to intervene in Itzhayek’s case. In fact, the federal government is [...]
On Feb. 28, in the Flavor section, The Courant printed a review about a new Torrington restaurant, Prime Steak and Seafood.
At the urging of the restaurant owner and its manager, who said the opinion piece contained inaccuracies and overstatement, the review was scrutinized by the editors and discussed with the reviewer.
The findings:
The reviewer, Elissa Altman, [...]
An article in Play magazine last Sunday about the turnaround of the Boston Celtics gave an outdated name for the team’s home arena in two references. It is TD Banknorth Garden, not the Fleet Center. The article also misidentified the game in which Brian Scalabrine, now a forward and center for the Celtics, made four [...]
The Strip Podcast Blog spotted this lengthy correction to a story in the Las Vegas Sun:
The following story had several reporting and editing problems as well as some factual errors. The premise of the story was that even affluent and normally peaceful Summerlin, where a Palo Verde High School student was shot to death by [...]
February 22, 2008 – 8:00 am
An article published in the Dec. 26 editions of The Sun on the deaths of Jasmin Borum and Pauline Borum incorrectly characterized the relationship between Jasmin and her parents. Jasmin’s father, Alfred Maurice Robinson, and his wife, Sue Robinson, say they were active in Jasmin’s life and tried twice to obtain custody of her.
The [...]
January 30, 2008 – 8:00 am
A Jan. 27 Style & Arts article about photographer Jill Greenberg incorrectly described a primate named Mala as a chimp. Mala is a baboon. Also, Greenberg’s photo in the February issue of GQ is of a lamb, not a llama. Link
January 28, 2008 – 8:00 am
In a story published on Page 7 of the Thursday edition of the Ottawa Sun, it was incorrectly reported that an expert testified that OPP officers, involved in a fatal Nov. 2005 shooting, did not follow their training.
It was incorrectly stated that an OPP officer broke OPP rules regarding the shooting. It was also incorrectly [...]
January 25, 2008 – 8:00 am
Hindu-Episcopal service: An article in Sunday’s California section about a joint religious service involving Hindus and Episcopalians said that all those attending the service at St. John’s Cathedral in Los Angeles were invited to Holy Communion. Although attendees walked toward the Communion table, only Christians were encouraged to partake of Communion. Out of respect for [...]
January 23, 2008 – 8:00 am
The Oldham Era of La Grange, KY* published a very long correction after an article about county affairs managed to get many, many facts wrong. The correction is online here. And below are excerpts from the paper’s explanation of the errors:
…this week The Oldham Era is taking a serious error on the chin. We’re bearing [...]
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 [...]
