The Sept. 26, 2008, obituary of Mickey Vernon mistakenly called Max Patkin the “Crown Prince” of baseball. He was known as baseball’s “Clown Prince.” Link
Letter sent to Congo: A story published Tuesday about the upcoming corruption trial of former Rep. William Jefferson incorrectly reported that the New Orleans Democrat had sent a letter to the “president of the Republic of Congress” in regard to a project Jefferson was promoting by the U.S. satellite company Worldspace. The letter was to the president of the Republic of Congo. 
A listing of fun facts published on Page A5 of Monday’s Kalamazoo Gazette about “American Idol” finalist Matt Giraud contained a wrong nickname. The correct nickname is White Chocolate, affectionately given to him by some members of his high school choir. 
The director Spike Jonze worked with Karen Orzolek, lead singer of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, on the soundtrack to an upcoming film, not the whole band as we suggested in an interview, ‘There are too many whiny bands’, 30 March, page 19, G2. The director of the video for their new single Zero is Barney Clay, not Barney Frank. 
Michael Caine: An article about actor Michael Caine in Wednesday’s Calendar section identified the title of his new film as “Is There Anybody There?” The title is “Is Anybody There?” Also, the article stated that he lived as a child in Elephant Castle. The correct name is Elephant and Castle.
A picture on Monday with the continuation of an article about Paul Magliocchetti, a Washington lobbyist whose firm is closing after reports that federal prosecutors raided his office and his home, was published in error. The photograph showed Paul A. Magliocchetti, a lawyer in Haverhill, Mass., who is not connected to the lobbying firm and is not being investigated by federal prosecutors. 
Green gaffe: 
We Goofy-ed.
The provincial capital of Newfoundland was described as “St John” in our travel special section on Bonavista, Newfoundland (
An article about the Super Bowl halftime show on Page D6 of Friday’s Sports Daily section misspelled President Barack Obama’s name. 
An article on Sunday’s front page about a fatal shooting Friday night in Liberty City erroneously said Brandon Mills, one of the two teens killed, had been arrested in 2006. The arrest record belonged to another Brandon Mills, who was not involved in Friday’s incident. In the same article, the name of Miami Fire Department spokesman Ignatius Carroll was misspelled. 
This article was amended on Tuesday 20 January 2009. In our entry on Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon Days, we referred to a Prairie Ho Companion; we meant a Prairie Home Companion. This has been corrected. 
A bit late, but still noteworthy:
In a Jan. 11 story about a state senator seeking an investigation into the state’s role in the case of a boy missing for more than a decade, The Associated Press misidentified the general counsel for the Kansas Department of Education. Her name is Dea Lieber, not Ed Libber. 
Please note the important 4th writethru to SCOC-Cromwell which corrects the name of the former Supreme Court judge to Michel Bastarache, which had been changed to Bastard by a spellcheck error.
We accidentally referred to a “stellar sea lion” (29 November, p 6). The featured mammal is a Steller’s sea lion. 
The name of home furnishings retailer 
We mistakenly appointed Bill Gates to the post of US defence secretary in an article with the headline: Obama’s education secretary is Chicago schools chief, 17 December, page 21. Robert Gates is currently secretary of defence in the US. Bill Gates is the founder and chairman of Microsoft and a philanthropist. Editor
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- Lawsuit Alleges Plagiarism by Hartford Courant - NYTimes.comThe New York Times | November 19, 2009
- 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
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