tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post3329857536385776026..comments2023-08-19T06:19:28.990-04:00Comments on the nytpicker: A New Record? NYT Publishes 36 Corrections Today, Including Eight On One Story -- And The Year's First From TV Critic Alessandra Stanley.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-62273125543656797672010-06-23T02:44:09.896-04:002010-06-23T02:44:09.896-04:00some typos are what newsrooms call atomic typos, t...some typos are what newsrooms call atomic typos, that is to say, typos that spell checks cannot find or fathom. Such as unclear instead of nuclear, or Sudan instead of sedan, or Gov. Christ instead of Gov. Crist. You should make a new dept at this site called Atomic Typos in the Times. And explain to readers here why atomic typos are called by that term, atomic. Google it to find a website devoted to same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-90917570345357597032010-06-23T02:41:37.405-04:002010-06-23T02:41:37.405-04:00uh, Margalit Fox's mistake about Leslie Buck d...uh, Margalit Fox's mistake about Leslie Buck designing the iconic Anthora coffee cup, Page One Obit, April 28, was also a fib.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-41297642320158009832010-01-17T23:15:51.941-05:002010-01-17T23:15:51.941-05:00You're right. It was an editing error, not Feu...You're right. It was an editing error, not Feuer's mistake. We'll correct the post.THE NYTPICKERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586823420394569667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-88916047379702522072010-01-17T18:52:17.604-05:002010-01-17T18:52:17.604-05:00"The Four Seasons Restaurant is not affiliate..."The Four Seasons Restaurant is not affiliated with the Four Seasons Hotel, a mistake also made by Feuer."<br /><br />Wrong. It was made by an editor. (Which is why the correction begins, "Because of an editing error ...")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-73188927924601739612010-01-12T14:13:56.744-05:002010-01-12T14:13:56.744-05:00No, we didn't. According to the Merriam-Webste...No, we didn't. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, either spelling is acceptable.THE NYTPICKERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586823420394569667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-13256847644724799802010-01-12T13:58:47.301-05:002010-01-12T13:58:47.301-05:00You spelled acknowledgment wrong.You spelled acknowledgment wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-25855420590278089472010-01-12T13:45:15.465-05:002010-01-12T13:45:15.465-05:00Typically, an editing error says "because of ...Typically, an editing error says "because of an editing error." Not always, though. And sometimes multiple reporters and stringers contribute to an article, so it might not be true that the bylined reporter made the mistake. It is better to correct the record than to pretend there are no errors, the practice at the New York Post, the New York Sun and the Nose, er, NYT-picker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-12992437302186682672010-01-11T14:59:55.057-05:002010-01-11T14:59:55.057-05:00It might be more accurate to list errors "in ...It might be more accurate to list errors "in a story by" a particular reporter, rather than attribute the error solely to the writer. Editors can, and do, insert errors into copy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-40290482574215438242010-01-10T21:57:26.569-05:002010-01-10T21:57:26.569-05:00It's Shollenbarger, not Shollenborger. But wha...It's Shollenbarger, not Shollenborger. But whatever. To err is human, or to be a reporter, anywayMichael Powellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-20082157689290019192010-01-10T21:50:03.060-05:002010-01-10T21:50:03.060-05:00"But when the newspaper of record starts rack..."But when the newspaper of record starts racking up this many corrections in a single day..."<br /><br />While your larger points are worthy of noting, this is incorrect. The errors cited came from stories published on many different dates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-11884286397650989412010-01-10T19:15:34.274-05:002010-01-10T19:15:34.274-05:00There are no perfect journalists, just as there ar...There are no perfect journalists, just as there are no perfect people. That's why corrections are important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-14174970413706021682010-01-10T18:16:52.614-05:002010-01-10T18:16:52.614-05:00Ooops, just goes to show we're all human -
&qu...Ooops, just goes to show we're all human -<br />"...(though original articles should be amended with corrections show.) This only makes me more glad I teach editing and how it's even more important to teach folks to edit their own copy."<br /><br />I do believe you meant to state, "with corrections shown.)"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-43102241820190056102010-01-10T13:12:54.784-05:002010-01-10T13:12:54.784-05:00Corrections are a fact of life. And I appreciate t...Corrections are a fact of life. And I appreciate that the Times is making the corrections in a visible way (though original articles should be amended with corrections show.) This only makes me more glad I teach editing and how it's even more important to teach folks to edit their own copy.Carol Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187000301881904917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-66229897509685619812010-01-10T12:50:05.748-05:002010-01-10T12:50:05.748-05:00Perhaps it's not just a matter of "being ...Perhaps it's not just a matter of "being more vigilant" but a sign in the strain of resources?Vadim Lavrusikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412071307680458783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-22067728538894643012010-01-10T11:54:36.202-05:002010-01-10T11:54:36.202-05:00I've only read two articles from today's N...I've only read two articles from today's NYT (online), but found a typo in one of them (unless it's some new phrasing I'm unfamiliar with). In Maureen Dowd's column, 3rd from last graf: "But his inner certainly creates an outer disconnect." Umm, shouldn't that be "certainty"? An online-only typo, I'd hope.Dave Bhttp://www.podcastparty.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-49154872224156276712010-01-10T11:51:13.346-05:002010-01-10T11:51:13.346-05:00I wonder if these corrections will make it into th...I wonder if these corrections will make it into the LexisNexis & other library database versions of the articles. Probably not.CogSciLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738441672197344546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-20573692689431057742010-01-10T11:26:05.239-05:002010-01-10T11:26:05.239-05:00Gotta love the correction to a correction (the Ted...Gotta love the correction to a correction (the Ted Kennedy section of the corrections column). Can we get an infinitely recursive series of corrections?Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.com