A video that appeared on newsday.com March 5-8 about a Garden City woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband incorrectly included images of a man who is not her husband and who is unrelated to the story. Report an error
Due to an editing error, a letter about American flags by Tom Carbone of East Meadow, published Tuesday, mistakenly suggested that people should “buy now.” The sentence should have read, “But now, more than ever, we need to show our pride and support for our flag.” Report an error
U.S. special envoy George Mitchell was incorrectly identified as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured here, in a photo caption yesterday. Report an error
A story Monday about the use of ignition interlock devices by people convicted of driving while intoxicated misstated which vehicles are covered by the existing state law. Any vehicle driven by the person required to use the device would have to have the device. Link Not sure if I’m the only person who finds that [...]
A story Jan. 29 used an inappropriate word to describe patrons at the Massapequa Post 1066 of the American Legion. The word could be read as disparaging, which was not Newsday’s intention. Its use did not reflect Newsday’s policy to avoid loaded terms and imprecise language when reporting on individuals or groups. Link The paper [...]
A story yesterday about members of Temple Beth El in Patchogue hosting Hispanic residents mischaracterized statements by Jeremy Pomerantz, a senior at Sayville High School. He participated in the event because he said he believes in community outreach. He said he does not feel ostracized as one of the few Jewish students at his school. [...]
My weekly Columbia Journalism Review online column is live on the site. The topic: obiticide. Death by media. An excerpt: Death by Obiticide I have some bad news to pass along this week: two people were killed as a result of sloppy journalism. It happens more often than you might expect. It’s frequent enough, in [...]
In an article published yesterday about autism, some editions reported incorrectly that Vito “Billy” Albanese Jr. died at an out-of-state residential facility. Albanese is living in Brooklyn with his father. Link Report an error
A story yesterday characterized defendants in a lawsuit filed by the family of Marc Dawson, who drowned in a pool at the Huntington YMCA last winter, incorrectly as plaintiffs. Link Report an error
A story in yesterday’s business section about Steve Murphy’s Bloody Mary mix incorrectly referred to his mother as the late Mary Murphy. Report an error
Jason Simonetti is a Mets fan. A story Tuesday said he was a Yankees fan. Link Thanks, Leslie! Report an error
The late brother of Hofstra lacrosse player Michael Colleluori was misidentified yesterday. His first name was Nick and he was not Michael’s twin. Report an error
Beatrice Freeman, whose obituary was published yesterday, is pictured above. The photo of a woman with a camera that appeared with the obituary showed her sister. Link David Paterson is pictured above in the Hempstead High School 1969 yearbook. A photo yesterday incorrectly showed another student in some editions. Link Report an error
A photo yesterday showed suspected drug dealers sitting among Hempstead residents at a town-hall-style meeting. The caption did not make clear that some of those pictured were not suspected of crimes. Link Report an error
A photo published yesterday did not show Talani John- son, who died last week of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. It showed Azariah Johnson, a surviving sibling. The correct photo appears here. Report an error
