Wednesday, January 25, 2006
The Times Responds!
Last week I sent an email off to the NY Times chastising them for failing to know the difference between an artillery shell and a missile, and between ordinance and ordnance.
Today I got a nice email from Bill Borders, who I guess is a senior editor there, and with whom I've corresponded before:
We're making a dent. The question is, will the Times now take steps to improve?
After all, when military coverage improves, all of us win.
Splash, out
P.S. Bill, the draft ended more than a generation ago.
Jason
Today I got a nice email from Bill Borders, who I guess is a senior editor there, and with whom I've corresponded before:
Dear Jason -
Fortunately, that picture never made it into the newspaper. It was only on the Web site, and not for very long before AFP alerted us to the error.
You are right that we would be less likely to make such errors if we had more military veterans on staff. (There used to be more, of course, in the days when there was a draft.)
But as for ordinance and ordnance, any literate editor ought to know the difference, and usually we do.
Thanks so much for writing and for holding The Times to a high standard.
Best, Bill Borders, senior editor
We're making a dent. The question is, will the Times now take steps to improve?
After all, when military coverage improves, all of us win.
Splash, out
P.S. Bill, the draft ended more than a generation ago.
Jason
Comments:
Jason writes:
"The question is, will the Times now take steps to improve?"
And:
"Bill, the draft ended more than a generation ago."
I think you've just answered your own question.
"The question is, will the Times now take steps to improve?"
And:
"Bill, the draft ended more than a generation ago."
I think you've just answered your own question.
# posted by 
: 1:43 PM
: 1:43 PM
And then there's the Washington Post:
Corrections
(Washington Post)...The Washington Post
A Jan. 23 article about former Abu Ghraib prison guard Megan Ambuhl should have said that a noncommissioned officer gave Ambuhl her first tour of the Iraq prison. The article said that "an enlisted officer" gave her the tour.
Corrections
(Washington Post)...The Washington Post
A Jan. 23 article about former Abu Ghraib prison guard Megan Ambuhl should have said that a noncommissioned officer gave Ambuhl her first tour of the Iraq prison. The article said that "an enlisted officer" gave her the tour.
Jason , the picture in question was deemed good enough to go into print in the latest issue of Time. Just got it last week.
# posted by : 7:52 PM
: 7:52 PM
Does anyone still subscribe to Time magazine?
Just read the free online version:
http://www.dnc.org/
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Just read the free online version:
http://www.dnc.org/
# posted by : 9:11 PM
: 9:11 PM
