A little problem with dates
The Chronicle may have Jeff Cohen's style of writing for various interest groups down, but other trifling details of journalism are proving elusive, if recent corrections are any indicator.
There's this one posted on October 5:
•The vice-presidential nominee debate between Democrat Lloyd Bentsen and Republican Dan Quayle took place in 1988. An article on Tuesday's Page A1 misstated the year.
That article stated the year was 1980.
Another set of corrections was posted today:
•An e-mail between former Merrill Lynch executive James Brown and a colleague regarding an airport finance project introduced into evidence in the Enron barge trial was dated March 2, 2001. A story on Page B4 of Wednesday's Metro section gave the incorrect year.
•The Coca-Cola Variety Celebrity Talent Review will be held Oct. 15 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. A story on Page E8 of Wednesday's Star section gave an incorrect date.
Aren't dates part of that who/what/when/where combo that journalists are supposed to focus on primarily?
Maybe the newspaper should hire some fact checkers to avoid putting out erroneous copy.
(10-08-2004 Update) For the third day in a row, the Chronicle has a correction involving an erroneous date:
A candidate forum for candidates for Alvin Community College board of trustees and state and Brazoria County offices will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday at the Alvin Senior Citizen Center, 309 W. Sealy. A story on Page 4 in the Oct. 7 edition of the Brazoria County ThisWeek gave an incorrect date.
(10-09-2004 Update) Make that four days in a row:
Rachel Buchman will perform at 5 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17 at the Houston Zoo as part of the Da Camera Goes to the Zoo! series. The dates were incorrect on Page F15 of Thursday's Preview section.
(10-10-2004 Update) That's five days in a row now:
•Tours of the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner are at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. An incorrect time was provided in today's Travel section on Page J1.
•The Aeros play host to Cincinnati next Saturday in their regular-season home opener at the Toyota Center. A story on Page C8 of Saturday's Chronicle incorrectly stated the Aeros' schedule.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 10/07/04 10:36 PM | Print |
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