L.A. Times Correction of the Day: No Comment

Well, now, this is a tad embarrassing. From the Sept. 2 Calendar section of the Los Angeles Times:

"The Book of Mormon": An Aug. 26 article about the musical "The Book of Mormon" said that the show's producers declined to comment for the story. In fact, they were never informed of the article nor asked to comment for it.

Correction of the Day: Not Bill Walton Edition

In Sunday's L.A. Times, the paper offered up a correction on an earlier story about the sale of the Dodgers. The piece included a roundup of reactions around the Twitterverse, including this one:

Bill Walton, Hall of Famer, tweeted: "Magic Johnson won 5 titles, owns lucrative businesses in 'poor' areas, owns a MLB team, and beat HIV. ... After years of mismanagement, Magic Johnson looks to clean up the Dodgers."

That quote was taken from the Twitter account @NotBillWalton. It turns out -- wait for it -- that @NotBillWalton is not really Bill Walton's Twitter account. Go figure! (For some reason, it hasn't been corrected online. See the original story here).

UPDATE: After I inquired about it this morning, the correction finally appeared. Here it is:

FOR THE RECORD:

Dodgers sale reaction: In the March 29 Sports section, a list of comments by pro basketball figures on the sale of the Dodgers included a quote attributed to Bill Walton on Twitter: "Magic Johnson won 5 titles, owns lucrative businesses in 'poor' areas, owns a MLB team, and beat HIV.... After years of mismanagement, Magic Johnson looks to clean up the Dodgers." In fact, the comments were from two tweets by a Walton impersonator with the Twitter name @NotBillWalton. —

Love it.

L.A. Times Correction of the Day: Mexican Smurfs in Bell?

From today's L.A. Times:

FOR THE RECORD
Bell councilman: An article in Section A on Oct. 13 about Bell Councilman Lorenzo Velez referred to Bell as a city dominated by blue-color Mexican immigrants. It should have said blue-collar.

(Thanks to Jon Weisman for pointing this one out!)

And It Don't Stop: More Washington Post Corrections

Fresh off the Washington Post's epic Public Enemy/"911 Is A Joke" fail, we spent Friday over on Franklin Avenue's Twitter feed recapping several more WaPo mistakes. A roundup:

An April 12 report noted that rapper Snoop Dogg's mind is on his money; the story should have also added that his money's on his mind.

A Sep. 2 story reported that Rob Base was not internationally known, but omitted the fact that he's known to rock the microphone.

The 80s song "Push It" was not a novelty song by condiments but in fact a pop hit by the group Salt n Pepa. We regret the error.

The Post stands by its report that Sir Mix-A-Lot likes big butts, but cannot confirm that he "cannot lie." We regret the error.

A Sept. 12 story incorrectly suggested that Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Mo Money, Mo Problems" was a commentary on federal bailout funds.

Beyonce performs the song "Crazy in Love," but the singer has not, in fact, been diagnosed with a mental disorder. We regret the error.

We recently wrote that Run DMC's "You Be Illin" referred to the H1N1 virus. Song is actually about homez who misread dog food labels.

A June 12 article on LL Cool J referred to his 'comeback.' We've since been asked not to call it a comeback. We regret the error.

A Dec 2 article suggested that rappers NWA once cursed the 80s rock group The Police. The song actually referred to law enforcement.

A Nov. 26 article incorrectly stated that the Public Enemy song 'Burn Hollywood Burn' referred to recent L.A. wildfires.

A few more new ones:

A June 12 report suggested that Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" referred to a voice mail service. The song is actually about drug use. We regret the error.

A recent Living section story misinterpreted a song performed by rapper 50 Cent. Despite the artist's suggestion, it's not really your birthday.

The Washington Post's Aug. 20 story on event planning relied on a 23-year-old study that suggested one had to "fight" for their right to party. The story should have cited the Beastie Boys as the source of that information.

A Jan. 9 article referred to the presidency of Eric B. The rapper, along with Rakim, performed the single "Eric B. is President," but Eric B. was not, in fact, actually the president of the United States. We regret the error.

See, it's fun! Add your own in the comments!

-- Written by Mike

Correction O' The Day: Get Up And Get, Get Down Edition

From the Washington Post (see it here). Perhaps this is a candidate for correction of the year!

Correction o' the Day

IN JAIL


NOT IN JAIL

Thanks to my colleague Cynthia for finding this one in the Los Angeles Times. It's a doozy:

Fresno arrest: An article in Sunday's California section about the arrest of businessman Krikor "Kirk" Vartanian in a beating case said Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer was being held on felony charges. Vartanian is being held in Fresno County Jail. Dyer announced the arrest.

Correction o' the Day: Un-Bono Edition

Correction from Sunday's L.A. Times Opinion section:

Celebrity activists: A photo in the Dec. 30 Opinion section was incorrectly identified as an image of Bono, the lead singer for the rock band U2. It was a photo of a Bono impersonator named Pavel Sfera but was incorrectly captioned by the photo agency that transmitted the image.

Above, not the photo that ran, but a shot of Sfera holding up a Bono cover from Rolling Stone. Whaddyuh think? Bono-esque?