In the Nov. 6 Style section, a review of “The Men Who Stare at Goats” incorrectly referred to the movie “The Big Lebowski” as “The Great Lebowski.” Link
Newspaper circulation: An article in Business on Tuesday about newspaper circulation said the Oakland Tribune reported a 7.3% gain in circulation to 68,067. Those results were actually reported by the Oakland Press, in Oakland, Mich. The California paper reported a 0.3% gain in subscribers to 92,794.
Make sure to double-check the numbers, the editor said. Okay, we said. Make sure to double-check the address, the editor said. Okay, we said. What a pest. The guy has this hang-up with accuracy. But we did double-check the numbers and address for the Haven of Rest Cemetery and did indeed get them right in Monday’s editorial.
A report in the “Arts, Briefly” column on Tuesday about a confrontation between a star of the Broadway play “A Steady Rain” and an audience member whose cellphone rang during a performance misstated the star’s surname at two points. As noted elsewhere in the report, he is Hugh Jackman, not Jackson. 
In a Sept. 21 “Highbrow” column, Meghan O’Rourke stated that the Munchkins live in the northern portion of Oz. They live in the east. She also referred to the canal linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes as the Eerie Canal. It’s the Erie Canal. 
In two instances in a story Tuesday, victim Rose Crank’s name was inserted where Karen Blosser’s should have been. The story should have stated that Blosser, who was convicted of killing Crank, broke into Crank’s home. And Crank’s daughter said she was pleased Blosser will never walk free. 
In our story titled ‘Sri Vajiraramaya, Bambalapitiya declared sacred site’ published on Monday, September 7, 2009 the name of the founder of Vajiraramaya has been misspelt twice.
Robert Rodriguez: An article in Sunday’s Calendar about director Robert Rodriguez misidentified his short film "Bedhead" as "Deadhead." 
The original article provided the incorrect location of New York University’s new institution. It is in Abu Dhabi, not Abu Ghraib. 
In the Summer 2009 issue of Science Activities (Volume 46, Number 2), our late executive editor was remembered as John McClure. The correct spelling of his name is John McLure. We regret the error and extend our sympathy to Dr. McLure’s family.
The Chicago Tribune published a 
I can’t vouch for when this appeared in the Argus Observer, but it appears to be a legit scan of a correction:
We incorrectly said that South Korean President Lee Myung-bak had killed himself. It was actually former President Roh Moo-hyun who committed suicide. 
Yesterday’s rave review of the new Star Trek film referred to the “hateful Klingon Nero” (Take it to the bridge, page 9, Film & Music). Numerous readers got in touch to say how very wrong this was. Here is an excerpt from one of the emails that corrected us in a stern yet graceful way: “Dear Guardian-shaped people, Uber-bad-guy (and part time CD burner) Nero is not a Klingon, he is a Romulan. I’m not normally picky about this sort of thing (which is, as you can probably tell, a complete lie) but he is referred to as a Romulan about a dozen or more times in the film, aside from the obvious giveaways like the lack of speaking in Klingon, and the absence of lumps on his forehead. Hope that helps.” ( Column editor’s note : apparently there are, disappointingly, no Klingons at all in this film. There is speculation that Romulan facility in time-travel is very useful not only to Romulans, but also to the sequel franchise . . . ). 
The Star Trek guide in today’s GO! section incorrectly names the first episode to air. “The Man Trap” was the first episode. Early production deadlines prevented fixing the error in time for publication.
The Beatles recorded 
In our April 20 issue, Erin Maxwell was misidentified as “Ashley Butts” in a photo caption. In the photo Erin Maxwell is hugging Abby Butts. We regret the error.
Our story about the cannonball being found at Morven (April 18) had a rather large hiccup in it. Unfortunately and unwittingly, we referred to Murray and Jeffrey Bruce as Bruce and Jeffrey Murray.Editor
What I'm Reading
- MSNBC Host Apologizes For Using Fake Palin Pics | TPM LiveWiretpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com | November 16, 2009
- CBC admits Palin book gaffe - The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail | November 17, 2009They used the cover from the anti-Palin book instead of the real thing.
- 'Daily Show' Producers, Writers Say They're Serious about Media CriticismPoynter Institute | November 17, 2009The Daily Show has a fact checker on staff!
- A Speculative Post on the Idea of Algorithmic Authority Clay Shirkyshirky.com | November 15, 2009
- CNBC Apology for Calling Marathon Winner Not 'Technical' American Still Gets It WrongStinky Journalism | November 10, 2009
- What online journalists can learn from information scientists De nieuwe reporterDe Nieuwe Reporter | November 9, 2009
- Multi-Platform 'Content Room' Puts Journos in New RolesEditor & Publisher | November 6, 2009
- Toward a Slow-News Movement Mediactivemediactive.com | November 8, 2009Dan Gillmor on speed v. accuracy
- Jayson Blair Addresses W&L Journalism Ethics Institute :: Washington and Lee Universitywlu.edu | November 6, 2009
- Journalism 2.0 | Mark Briggs Defining what's good in digital journalismJournalism 2.0 | November 5, 2009
- MSNBC Host Apologizes For Using Fake Palin Pics | TPM LiveWire
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