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NY Times corrects story about a police raid on a spa owned by wife of Times Union editor

Craig Silverman — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:21:29 +0000

The New York Times corrects story about a police raid on a spa owned by wife of Times Union editor:

An article in some editions on Friday about a prostitution raid at a spa connected to an Albany newspaper editor misidentified,… Read more

South Dakota’s Aberdeen American News mixes up a man accused of sexual exploitation and his lawyer

Craig Silverman — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:19:09 +0000

South Dakota’s Aberdeen American News mixes up a man accused of sexual exploitation and his lawyer:

Wrong name: Samuel A. Seeley, 21, was arrested at an Aberdeen home in January and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and solicitation… Read more

Business Insider, CNN get John Edwards verdict wrong

Craig Silverman — Thu, 31 May 2012 22:24:36 +0000

Business Insider was on the wrong side of the John Edwards verdict earlier today, flashing a “guilty” banner on its site and publishing a story that wrongly attributed the incorrect verdict to ABC News. Here’s the offending story and banner,… Read more

Former public editor Okrent would like to see New York Times hire female ombud

Craig Silverman — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:12:13 +0000

Sometime late this summer or early fall, New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. will invite an exclusive, but growing, group of Times alumni to gather for a meal and welcome a new member to their ranks.

This ritual began… Read more

White House adds correction to Obama ‘Polish death camps’ speech transcript

Craig Silverman — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:09:01 +0000

In an example of how the concept of corrections has taken root outside of the press, the White House today added a corrective note to a transcript of a speech by President Obama.

The speech referenced “Polish death camps”… Read more

Philadelphia Daily News clarifies that bath salts are not LSD

Craig Silverman — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:52:21 +0000

A Philadelphia Daily News editor’s note emphasizes that bath salts are not the same as LSD:

The commenters below have made some good points about there being a difference between bath salts and LSD. We’ve edited this story to… Read more

Daily Mail corrects claim suggesting journalist was disinclined to cover Jewish issues

Craig Silverman — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:19:39 +0000

Daily Mail corrects claim suggesting journalist was disinclined to cover Jewish issues:

An Ephraim Hardcastle item last week suggested that the New Statesman appeared to have boosted its coverage of Jewish affairs following the departure of senior political writer Mehdi… Read more

Easiest crossword ever published in National Post

Craig Silverman — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:37:37 +0000

A day after its owner Postmedia announced layoffs that will target copy editors and cuts that will see some print editions reduced, Canada’s National Post today published a crossword that provides a reminder of the value of copy editing.… Read more

BBC mistakenly uses image of Iraq in Syrian massacre story

Craig Silverman — Mon, 28 May 2012 15:04:38 +0000

A 2003 photo taken in Iraq was mistakenly used by the BBC website to illustrate a report about the recent massacre in Houla, Syria.

The Daily Telegraph reports that the image of a child jumping over body bags was removed… Read more

Journalist asks: Why do we need editors?

Craig Silverman — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:17:48 +0000

Why do we need editors?

It’s a provocative question to pose publicly if you’re a journalist, and that’s exactly what GigaOM’s Mathew Ingram did today on Twitter:

This will be an unpopular question, but why do we need editors?