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Correction o’ the Day (Stephen Lynch Victory Dance Edition)
From Friday’s New York Times Corrections: An article on Thursday about a primary election in Massachusetts for the Senate seat relinquished by John Kerry misstated the timing of a decision by Representative Stephen F. Lynch, one of the Democratic contenders, to drop … Continue reading
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Correction o’ the Day (Budweiser Lizard Edition)
From Monday’s New York Times: An obituary on Wednesday about Eileen Moran, a visual effects producer, misstated the name of a character she helped create for a series of Budweiser commercials. It was Louie the Lizard, not Larry the Lizard. Louie says … Continue reading
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NYT Correction o’ the Day (“Scream 4” Edition)
From the Sunday New York Times Corrections: T: MEN An article this weekend on Page 52 about new knits of the season, modeled by the actor Nico Tortorella, misidentifies his role in “Scream 4.” He plays a suspect (and eventual victim); he is not the … Continue reading
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Correction o’ the Day (Naked Prince Harry Edition)
From yesterday’s New York Times: INTERNATIONAL An article on Thursday about the publication Tuesday on the Hollywood Web site TMZ of naked photographs of Britain’s Prince Harry in a Las Vegas hotel suite referred incorrectly to a front-page picture published by The … Continue reading
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Tagged corrections, Las Vegas, Naked, New York Times, Press Complaints Commission, Prince Harry, The Sun, TMZ
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Correction o’ the Day (II)
From Sunday’s New York Times: MAGAZINE The Riff column on Page 52 this weekend, about musical obscurity and how it is no longer an honor, misspells the surname of a singer about whom everybody knows something (or at least something other … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Abolish The Leap Second Edition)
From Friday’s New York Times: FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Thursday about disagreement among countries over whether to abolish the leap second omitted an element of the leap year cycle. The leap year adds a day to … Continue reading
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Tagged abolish the leap second, corrections, leap year, New York Times
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Correction o’ the Day (Mitt Romney Equine Edition)
From Sunday’s New York Times: NATIONAL An article last Sunday about Mitt Romney’s wealth described incorrectly the horses Mr. Romney bought for his wife, Ann. They are warmblood horses, not thoroughbreds. Okay then. Glad we sorted that out.
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NYT Correction o’ the Week™
So far, anyway. From Tuesday’s New York Times: NEW YORK An article last Tuesday about the death of Ketzel, the cat who wrote a piano composition, misspelled the surname of a founder of the Paris New Music Review and misstated his role … Continue reading
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Three Takes On Fox News (Of The World) Coverage
It’s old news that Fox News Channel has hardly covered itself in glory covering the News of the World rumpus. But the takedowns of FNC are instructive in their various forms. • The Daily Show (via Mediaite) • The Project … Continue reading
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Tagged Alessandra Stanley, corrections, Daily Show, Fox News Channel, Jon Stewart, Mediaite, New York Times, News of the World, PEJ, Pew
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