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Salon corrects multiple errors in feature article

April 7, 2008 – 8:00 am

In the article “Is Briana Waters a terrorist?,” published Mar. 27, the subhead stated that “U.S. attorneys exploited post-9/11 counterterrorism laws to pursue and prosecute an environmental activist.” In fact, while tougher post-9/11 policies on eco-terror played a role in the Waters case, no new laws were used in her prosecution.
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A question of authorization

March 27, 2008 – 8:00 am

Due to an editing error, Cary Tennis’ Since You Asked column from March 26 contained a letter from a reader who had not authorized it to be published. The column has been removed from the site. Salon regrets the error. Link

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All actresses look alike

March 24, 2008 – 8:00 am

The March 21 article “The Funny Thing About Black Men in Dresses” incorrectly identified the actress who played Virginiaca’s stepdaughter in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch as Natalie Portman. The role was played by Ellen Page. The article has been corrected. Link

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But we won’t tell you why

March 17, 2008 – 8:00 am

In the March 14 story “The Rise of the Superclass,” a sentence has been clarified. The line now reads: “Yet, to be fair, people are among the things that Rothkopf has to offer his clients, specifically his knowledge of and acquaintances among the very superclass he celebrates and scolds.” Link

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Salon raises the Latina suicide rate

January 25, 2008 – 8:00 am

A Jan. 24 Broadsheet post on the high rate of teen Latina suicide attempts had two references to “suicide rate” that should have read “suicide attempt rate.” Additionally, the headline incorrectly stated that “Latina teens have highest suicide rate.” The story has been corrected. Link

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Wrong kind of rehab

January 4, 2008 – 8:00 am

Cary Tennis’ “Since You Asked” column of Jan. 2, 2008, implied that Eli’s Rehab Report was a publication aimed at drug rehabs. It is not. It is a publication aimed at physical therapy rehabs. The column has been corrected to reflect this. Salon regrets the errror. Link

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Salon solicits, publishes contribution from wrong Dan Savage

January 4, 2008 – 8:00 am

A political endorsement attributed to sex columnist Dan Savage appeared in the Jan. 3 story “Let the Voting Begin.” Unfortunately, a staffer mistakenly solicited an endorsement from a different Dan Savage, and Salon published that endorsement with an erroneous attribution to the columnist. We have removed the endorsement. Salon regrets the error. Link
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