From Tuesday’s New York Times:

An obituary on April 9 about the actress Annette Funicello misstated the title of one of her films. It is “Fireball 500,” not “Fireball.” (A reader pointed out the error on the day the obituary was published; this correction was delayed because the e-mail went astray at The Times.)

What? Information that vital – astray at the Times?

Paging the Public Editor. Paging the New York Times Public Editor.