Madame Nhu: In the April 28 LATExtra section, the obituary and accompanying headlines on Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, South Vietnam’s unofficial first lady during the early part of the Vietnam War, referred to her as Ngo Dinh Nhu. That was her husband’s name. Her birth name, as the story said, was Tran Le Xuan. In [...]
The forest commonly known as Woodpecker will be called Arapuke in future. The name was incorrectly spelt Arapuki in Palmerston North City Council discussion leaflets last year, and the Manawatu Standard repeated the error in an article in yesterday’s paper. The mistake was pointed out by historian Ian Argyle, who advocated for the name. Arapuki [...]
In a story April 29 featuring updates about the royal wedding, The Associated Press erroneously identified a woman dressed as a bride and holding a sign saying “Will, it’s not too late!” as Brenda Hunt-Stevenson. It was not her. Link Report an error
An amusing typo from a Kansas City NBC station (click for better view): It’s been fixed, but no correction was added. Thanks, Alex! Report an error
All published yesterday by the paper: The name of a Kate Middleton look-alike, Emily Turner, was incorrectly given as Emily Nelson in a photo caption accompanying the continuation of a front-page article on a Prince William double on Thursday. The name of Chinese apparel company Li & Fung was incorrectly given as Li & Wang [...]
A report on the latest attack on Andres Serrano’s controversial work Piss Christ inadvertently referred to the late US Republican Senator Jesse Helms as Jesse James (Hit with a hammer and slashed with an ice pick. Anti-blasphemy attack on Piss Christ, 19 April, page 3). Link Report an error
An entry in the “What’s on Today” television highlights in some editions on Tuesday, about a new series on WE that stars the R&B singer Toni Braxton, misstated its title. It is “Braxton Family Values,” not “Braxton Family Battles.” Link There was also this recent Braxton correction from the New York Post: The Post incorrectly [...]
The name of the elementary school winner of Thursday’s Miami Herald Spelling Bee was misspelled. Reva Dixit won first place at the competition for Miami-Dade and Monroe students. Link Via Testy Copy Editors. Report an error
On 10 February, we reported from a news agency source that Claudia Adusei, 20, from London, died after buttock enhancement treatment in Philadelphia. The agency had been misinformed that the girl was Claudia Adusei, when it was, in fact, Claudia Aderotimi who died. We apologise for any distress caused to the families concerned. Link Report [...]
Subkrewe's name corrected: The caption on a photo of the Krewe du Vieux parade in Sunday's Metro section incorrectly referred to a parading subkrewe as "Tokin" rather than by its initials: T.O.K.I.N., for the Totally Orgasmic Krewe of Intergalactic Ne'er-do-wells. Link Thanks, Todd! Report an error
When it comes to name-calling, Libya's longtime strongman, Moammar Kadafi, is a master. In his speech Tuesday to his troubled countrymen, he referred to anti-government protesters as "greasy rats," "drug-fueled mice" and "gangs of cockroaches." However, when it comes to Kadafi's own name, well, let the name-calling really begin. In fact, the only groups that [...]
A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said North Korea instead of South Korea in reference to possible trade pacts. Link Report an error
An article last Thursday about the men’s wear shows in Milan misidentified the clothing company where Mark McNairy, the designer for Woolrich Woolen Mills, once worked. He was a designer for J. Press, not J. Crew. Link Report an error
The song is Hey, Soul Sister by Train, not Train by Soul Sister as we had it in a report on the overtaking of rock'n'roll by hip-hop (RIP rock'n'roll? Professor of pop reads the last rites as hip-hop takes over the charts, 11 January, page 3). Link Report an error
Fouad Mebazaa is the interim President of Tunisia. A Jan. 19 article incorrectly named him the interior minister and incorrectly spelled his name. Link Report an error
In a story Jan. 18 about changes at the Playboy television channel, The Associated Press reported erroneously about an upcoming show titled "Sex Dream Makeover." The show's title is "Sextreme Makeover." Link Report an error
This article originally misspelled the name of a Louisiana State grad student who maintains a blog called Lippmann Would Roll. He is Matthew Schafer, not Shafer. The misspelling has been corrected. CJR regrets the error. Link The above is a correction to my Columbia Journalism Review Column of last week. The correction was added yesterday [...]
A report in the Slap Shot hockey column on Dec. 26 misidentified the captain of the Dallas Stars who was praised for providing inspiration by playing with a badly broken nose. He is Brenden Morrow — not Brad Richards, a teammate. And because of that error, a quotation by Dallas Coach Marc Crawford was erroneously [...]
In a column in Thursday's Spectator, three inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre in the same cell block as convicted murderer Johnson Aziga gave false names to a reporter. Some of the comments were wrongly attributed to John Bailey. While Bailey is an inmate, he is not on the cell block where Aziga is held. [...]
In a Nov. 2 "DoubleX," Emily Bazelon misstated the name of Linda McMahon's yacht as Sexy Beast. The correct name is Sexy Bitch. She also referred to a group of candidates as hopefuls for the U.S Senate, though some on the list were gubernatorial candidates. Link Report an error
In the Oct. 27 "Press Box," Jack Shafer misspelled Barack Obama's first name. Link Report an error
The New York Times reports that Theodore C. Sorensen, "a close adviser and counselor to John F. Kennedy for 11 years," died today at the age of 82. But the paper's otherwise interesting and comprehensive obit omits one noteworthy detail. Sorensen is famous for his work with Kennedy, but he also earned a legendary place [...]
An article on Wednesday about the continuing role of members of corporate boards who served on companies at the center of the financial crisis referred incorrectly at one point to a former Bear Stearns director who joined the board of the investment bank Gleacher & Company last year. He is Henry S. Bienen, not “Mr. [...]
A roundup of the week’s laugh lines last Sunday misattributed a joke about Sarah Palin’s use of the words “insensitive” and “provocation.” It was by David Letterman, not Jay Leno. Link Report an error
Mary Gleason is president of Judith Leiber LLC. A Monday front-page article about Judith Leiber handbags incorrectly described Ms. Gleason as CEO of the company. Also, in some editions the article incorrectly referred to the television show "Sex and the City" as "Sex in the City." Link Report an error
