Corrections
On the theory that a good correction is sometimes worth the price of a newspaper, here's this recent gem from LA Times:
An obituary on Doolittle Raider Nolan A. Herndon in the Los Angeles Times gave his nickname as Sue. In fact, he was known only as Nolan Anderson Herndon. In addition, his sons were listed as Nolan A. "Sue" Herndon Jr. and James M. "Debbie" Herndon. Neither son goes by those nicknames; Sue and Debbie are the names of their wives.
Some of the British dailies take such pride in their corrections that an editor often pokes fun of the error.
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October 18, 2007; 2:21 PM ET
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Posted by: Nell | October 18, 2007 5:07 PM
The Freedom Forum, a philanthropic organization dedicated to the First Amendment and the creators of the forthcoming (someday) Newseum, decorates the restrooms of its Vermillion, S.D., and Nashville offices with witty corrections that are funny only because of what they correct. I suppose its true of their Arlington offices as well, but I've not had the pleasure of using the men's room in those. Here's hoping the Newseum -- whenit opens -- is chock full of amusing corrections ...
By the way: one of my favorite newspaper mistakes was a newspaper in Billings, Mont. which ran in an obituary that a man had been killed by a mouse. Eek! It was actually a MOOSE.
Posted by: Downs | October 18, 2007 6:24 PM
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Ian Mayes' collections of corrections are some of the most witty and hilarious books ever published. And the Regret the Error website is heaven for mistake-ologists and schadenfreude-ers.