Regret the Error - Latest Comments

Re: What should 2011′s Error of the Year be?

rogerogreen — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:02:31 -0000

I'm partial to Gabby Giffords' 'death'. It was repeated as fact by other media, heard by her mother. Yeah, it was in the 'fog of news', but it's SO egregious.

Re: Happy Hanukkah!

Matt Sieger — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:26:09 -0000

We are a Jewish group. We are Jews who believe Jesus is the Jewish Messiah. And if he is, what could be more Jewish than following him?
Matt Sieger
Jews for Jesus

Re: Didn’t win the lottery, doesn’t work there, no turkey dinner, not buying a new car

Simon — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:18:39 -0000

Media... still the greatest liar on earth

Re: New York Times reporter returns to his first byline, discovers two errors

jeffkart — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:53:33 -0000

Nice. Recalling my first day as city hall reporter and getting the hall address wrong. But the phone book had it wrong too!

Re: New York Times reporter returns to his first byline, discovers two errors

jeffkart — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:52:23 -0000

Nice!

Re: Regret the Error moving to the Poynter Institute

CraigSilverman — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:49:09 -0000

Well, now you've got me curious. I'd love to be in touch and hear more. I'm silvermancraig at gmail.

Re: Regret the Error moving to the Poynter Institute

CraigSilverman — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:48:14 -0000

I'm aslo really excited about that part of the work. I hope to have some things to share soon.

Re: Regret the Error moving to the Poynter Institute

CraigSilverman — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:47:33 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Regret the Error moving to the Poynter Institute

Suzanne Boles — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:48:04 -0000

Congratulations! This is a great opportunity. I wish you the best.

Re: With little fanfare, Guardian corrects report that News of the World journalists deleted Dowler voicemails

simonhb — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:34:00 -0000

Erm... not so fast: http://www.belfasttelegraph...

Re: Good ol’ Shakesbeard

furrykef — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:05:08 -0000

Interesting in that even the correction is essentially incorrect in that it misinterprets the passage, though the misinterpretation is overwhelmingly common. The full context makes it clear: "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York." Or, to rephrase, "The winter of our discontent turns into glorious summer..." -- it completely changes the meaning.

Re: Regret the Error moving to the Poynter Institute

Gerri Berendzen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:38:37 -0000

It's great that you'll be able to increase your focus on accuracy and errors — especially when it comes to training programs. That's something that's really needed.

Re: Regret the Error moving to the Poynter Institute

Steve Outing — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:52:14 -0000

Sounds like a great move, Craig! Please be in touch, since we're working on a couple of projects in this space at CU-Boulder as part of the Digital News Test Kitchen.

Re: Regret the Error moving to the Poynter Institute

CraigSilverman — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:58:30 -0000

That's very kind of you to say, Mark. Thanks!

Re: Regret the Error moving to the Poynter Institute

Mark Allen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:23:54 -0000

Congratulations, Craig. This move makes a great deal of sense. Having the good work you do as part of Poynter will be good for journalism.

Re: The Guardian is confused about what the Canadian flag looks like

Suzana — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:10:36 -0000

Um, could you like use THINGS, anything, to support your bullshit comment that she's wrong? What exactly is wrong with her statement???

It seems like you don't know what YOU are talking about, with a sweeping statement that her sources are bullshit.

Re: The Guardian is confused about what the Canadian flag looks like

Fnewji — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:21:04 -0000

That isn't true.
Stop getting your sources from bullshit places.

You really, truly have no idea what you are talking about.

Re: The Guardian is confused about what the Canadian flag looks like

4EDouglas — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:54:44 -0000

Need two Bottles of Molson's rampant.

Re: The Guardian is confused about what the Canadian flag looks like

NoiseLTD — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:17:18 -0000

O Cannabis! We get high on thee!
With glowing cheeks, you see us
rise.
The true North stoned are we!

Re: The Guardian is confused about what the Canadian flag looks like

skinny dipper — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:24:00 -0000

Putin, Lukashenko, Harper--anyone who supports Canadian dictator Stephen Harper must be smokin' weed.

Re: The Guardian is confused about what the Canadian flag looks like

skinny dipper — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:21:56 -0000

Pity.

Re: British woman battles false press claims that she dresses like Charlotte Bronte, offers good advice for requesting corrections

Mrs Lynne Cunliffe — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:06:26 -0000

Doing pretty well ,the story is now running with a bold print header saying its untrue on one site and Pakistan news has removed the story and is running this article instead,Ghana ,Nigeria and Athens online have also removed it as has, one page news ,and all voices.plus a whole load of other blogs etc

Re: Irish Daily Mail, Irish Mail on Sunday banned from Trinity College Dublin due to fake story

Mike Mc Grath-Bryan — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:21:10 -0000

Yeah, he only expressed deep sorrow that he got caught. Fucking Nazi scumbag motherfuckers.

Re: The Guardian is confused about what the Canadian flag looks like

Galiano51 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:12:32 -0000

I Love It... Only in Canada eh!

Re: Empire Strikes Backstraat is not a street in the Netherlands

Blurgle — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:36:33 -0000

I find their lack of fact-checking disturbing.