A colour article describing the first day of the Queen’s state visit to Ireland referred, among other things, to the security measures in evidence, and closed with the observation that ordinary people in crowds would have no opportunity to speak with the Queen. “Instead,” the piece went on, “some questions submitted by children will be [...]
The author Danielle Steel says she doesn’t drink alcohol and still retains her collection of couture clothing. Ms. Steel’s daughter Vanessa Traina is a stylist, fashion consultant and editor, and her daughter Victoria Traina is a fashion designer. An interview in Saturday’s Off Duty section incorrectly said that Ms. Steel drinks alcohol and has sold [...]
On Page 4 of Young Post, May 3, it was incorrectly reported that Benjamin Allen of La Salle College was runner-up in the “world in debating” category. In fact, Benjamin came second in the world for debating. Also, in the same article, it was reported that James Lo, of Diocesan Boys’ School, was the sole [...]
IN a recent edition of the Herald we stated that Conservative councillor Sam Munn was “stepping down” from the authority in the forthcoming elections. This was a result of incorrect information we received. Cllr Munn is not standing down nor is he due for reelection. We apologise for any upset or inconvenience caused by this [...]
An editorial Sunday, “Brown regresses on prison contract,” included several assertions that deserve correction regarding a 218-page contract the Brown administration has proposed for state prison officers: • Salary increases for officers would not be tied to compensation for sheriff’s deputies in Los Angeles County and police elsewhere. That language, included in a previous contract, [...]
Because of an editing error, the April 7 "Good Word" stated that pompon was an alteration of the word pompom, rather than vice versa. "Pompon" is the hypercorrect word. Also in the same article, author Ben Yagoda originally stated that prescriptivists have been fighting on behalf of the "original" sense of disinterested (meaning "impartial") for [...]
An obituary on Saturday about Jean Dinning, who wrote the hit song “Teen Angel,” included several errors. The city where she and her sisters Lou and Ginger had a 15-minute radio show was Enid, Okla., not Enid, Kan. The singer who died in a plane crash along with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper was [...]
Versions of an article that appeared online and in print, examining Germany's social, cultural and economic background, contained various errors. Germany is not Europe's largest country – France is bigger – and in terms of exports it is not third to China and the US in the world; it now ranks second only to China. [...]
I'm a bit delayed in noting this correction from earlier this month (it was sent in by a few people and noted by Jim Brady on Twitter): Because of incorrect information from the Prince George's County Animal Management Group, this Animal Watch item incorrectly referred to a bird rescued Feb. 5 in Laurel in an [...]
An article on Jan. 30 about the comedic tone displayed by N.H.L. players during a live televised draft on Jan. 28 to choose the two rosters for the All-Star Game contained several errors pertaining to one source of comedy — Patrick Kane’s humorous effort to prevent his friend and Chicago Blackhawks teammate Jonathan Toews from [...]
An obituary on Tuesday about Richard Winters, who commanded the World War II Army unit that was the subject of the book and television series ''Band of Brothers,'' contained several errors. A 1944 battle in which he was shot in the leg was in Carentan, France, shortly after D-Day, not on Utah Beach in Normandy [...]
A column last Sunday about the plight of Texas Democrats, and how they have become the political equivalent of the often-struggling Baltimore Orioles, contained several errors. The Orioles won their division once in the 1990s, not twice. (They were the wild-card team in 1996 and then won the division in 1997.) Ann Richards defeated Clayton [...]
The Media Equation column on Monday, about the strategy of WikiLeaks, described incorrectly, in some copies, comments by Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, in which he called for the execution of those responsible for the WikiLeaks disclosures. Mr. Huckabee was referring to Bradley Manning, the person suspected of originally supplying the cables — not to [...]
After publication, a number of factual errors were noted in this article. They are: Elad receives 47 million shekels annually in anonymous donations, not 52 million from the government. Gitlin attempted to photograph a Palestinian youth at a border-polie outpost, not a military outpost. A tunnel in Silwan recently caused damage to a mosque and [...]
In two articles, 8 October and 15 November, examining the merger of the US-based website The Daily Beast with Newsweek, there were a series of errors and basic failings of journalistic practice. We incorrectly said that the Daily Beast's audience was "tiny". The site's figures for unique users as measured by the Nielsen research organisation [...]
When we said the other Monday that our state legislators had figured out a way to give themselves two years of credit toward their state pensions for every one served, it turns out we didn't know the half of it, maybe not even a tenth of it. First of all, the only legislators who get [...]
In stories Oct. 21-23 about the wedding of Russell Brand and Katy Perry, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the couple had given the exclusive coverage rights to a London magazine. Representatives for the couple said Sunday no such deal was in place. The representatives also said the couple were not wearing traditional Indian clothing [...]
The Chur Journal article last Wednesday, about efforts in the eastern Swiss city of Chur and surrounding region of Graubünden to preserve Romansh, the local language, misstated the method used to cure a thinly sliced raw beef for which the region is famous. The beef is air-dried, not smoked. The article also misstated the timeframe [...]
In a story examining the background to the murder of 10 aid workers who were members of the International Assistance Mission, in northern Afghanistan in early August, we said that Tom Little, the leader of the IAM team, was expelled at gunpoint from Afghanistan with other members of the NGO after an incident in 2001. [...]
An article on Aug. 10 about spinal fluid tests in Alzheimer’s research left the incorrect impression that the test can predict the disease with 100 percent accuracy in all patients. (That impression was reinforced by the headline.) In fact, the test was found to be as much as 100 percent accurate in identifying a signature [...]
In a Sept. 8 obituary for John Kluge, The Associated Press misspelled names of two ex-wives and his widow. The correct names of the former wives are Yolanda Galardo, not Tolanda Zucco; and Patricia Maureen Rose, not Patricia Rose Gay. His widow's correct name is Maria Tussi Kutner, not Maria Tussi. Link Thanks, Jon! Report [...]
Corrections: We earlier wrote that Eliot Brown was leaving for the Wall Street Journal, and that was wrong, he’ll just be a stringer for them. Also, it’s “Rush & Molloy” not “Rush and Molly” though that does have a certain strange ring to it, and the potential of Molly Fischer writing about Neil Peart every [...]
A story reported on the outcome of a lawsuit lodged in Oslo against Asne Seierstad, author of The Bookseller of Kabul, by a member of the Afghan family portrayed in the book. The story said Seierstad was found guilty of defamation, but that was not so: the finding was invasion of privacy. The piece also [...]
A report about the former media mogul Conrad Black said his first newspaper title was the Sherbrooke Record, “a small Canadian weekly”. The Record is published five days a week and has never been a weekly. Neither was it Black’s first newspaper. He had already acquired the Eastern Townships Advertiser, a community newspaper in Quebec [...]
An article on Friday about Japan’s Hayabusa space probe misstated the mission’s precedents. The Hayabusa was the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid and return to Earth, and it was the longest round-trip mission to outer space and back. But it was not Earth’s first visitor to an asteroid or the longest space mission yet. [...]
