CORRECTION to April 12 story on vaccination rates

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged  BC-CNS-Vaccination Rate that moved Friday, April 12, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 8th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Cronkite News story about a decline in vaccination rates was misleading about state requirements. Vaccines are mandatory for all grade levels, but the Arizona Department of Health Services only requires schools to report immunization rates for students in preschool, kindergarten and sixth grade unless a doctor exempts them because of medical reasons or a parent exempts them because of personal, philosophical or moral objections.

 

CORRECTION to April 5 story about yoga at Laveen

EDITORS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged Sports-School Yoga Detention that moved Friday, April 5, under a LAVEEN dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX  – An April 5 story about yoga at Laveen Elementary misstated information about the program and its measured success because of incorrect information provided to Cronkite News. The yoga program complements detention at the school, Laveen principal Robert Caplinger said. Additionally, the school has shown a 70% decrease in office referrals only.

CORRECTION to April 4 story about El Niño

EDITORS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged  BC-CNS-Lingering El Nino that moved Thursday, April 4, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the fourth paragraph of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX  – An April 4 story about this winter’s lingering El Niño misstated the timing of the climatological pattern. Surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator normally begin to rise in the fall, peak in the winter and dissipate by spring, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

 

CORRECTION to April 3 story on unaccompanied minors

EDITORS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged  BC-CNS-Kid Concerns that moved Wednesday, April 3, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 10th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An April 3 Cronkite News story about Trump administration proposals to weaken protections for unaccompanied minor immigrants mischaracterized the role Neighborhood Ministries plays with such children. The Phoenix-based ministry advocates for unaccompanied minors who arrive at the southern border.

 

CORRECTION to March 7 story about code of conduct at the state Legislature

EDITORS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Code of Conduct that moved March 7, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the third and sixth paragraphs. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A March 7 Cronkite News story about the Legislature’s progress on adopting a code of conduct misspelled the name of Matthew Specht, director of communications for the House Republicans.

CORRECTION to March 19 story on Arizona-Mexico Luncheon

EDITORS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-AZ Mex Luncheon that moved Tuesday, March 19, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the first paragraph of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A March 19 Cronkite News story about a meeting between Gov. Doug Ducey and U.S. Mexican Ambassador Martha Bárcena incorrectly said it was their first official public meeting. Ducey and Barcena have met privately before in Washington and Mexico, but this was their first public meeting in Arizona.

CORRECTION to March 18 story on Tempe vigil

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Mosque Vigil that moved Monday, March 18, under a TEMPE dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the fifth graf of the original.  A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX –  A March 18 Cronkite News story about a Tempe vigil to honor victims of the terrorist attack at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, included an incorrect age for one of the attendees. Mahleej Zara is 21.

CORRECTION to March 12 story on data privacy

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Data Doubts that moved Tuesday, March 12, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the eighth graf of the original.  A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON –  A March 12 Cronkite News story about a hearing on data privacy gave an incorrect title for David Hoffman, one of the witnesses.  Hoffman is the associate general counsel and global privacy officer for Intel.

 

CORRECTION to Feb. 15 story about a trout hatchery

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Fish Hatchery that moved Friday, Feb. 15, under a FLAGSTAFF dateline, are asked to use the following corrections. The first error occurred in the byline. The other error occurred in the second-to-last paragraph. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

FLAGSTAFF – A Feb. 15 Cronkite News story about renovations to an Arizona Game & Fish Department  hatchery misspelled the reporter’s last name. The story also had a misplaced quotation mark in a quote from David Fox, the Sterling Springs Hatchery manager. It now reads: “There’s been a few times when I sat here in the basement in the dark thinking, ‘Oh God, what’d I do’” getting into this line of work?

 

CORRECTION to Feb. 6 graphic on food banks in Arizona

EDS: Clients who used a graphic that accompanied a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Food Banks Shutdown that moved Wednesday, Feb. 6, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the linked graphic. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Feb. 6 Cronkite News story about Arizona’s food banks preparing for a possible government shutdown included a graphic that incorrectly stated how many people received emergency food help from the Association of Arizona Food Banks each month, on average, in 2018. The number is 450,000.

CORRECTION to Jan. 28 story on digital license plates in Arizona

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Digital License Plates that moved Monday, Jan. 28, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the fourth graph. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Jan. 28 Cronkite News story about Arizona’s approval of electronic license plates incorrectly identified the state Motor Vehicle Division, which is part of the Arizona Department of Transportation.

CLARIFICATION to Jan. 9 story about a Maricopa County animal shelter

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Maricopa Shelter that moved Wednesday, Jan. 9, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to use the following clarification. The error occurred in the fourth graf from the bottom and in the video. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Jan. 9 Cronkite News story about the West Maricopa County Animal Care & Control shelter included inaccurate information about the number of animals taken in by the county last year. The article and video accurately quoted a department spokesman, but he has since clarified the information. He said via email that the county shelters took in about 28,000 animals in 2018. In addition, he clarified the shelter is not a “no-kill” facility – severely sick and overly aggressive animals are put down.

CORRECTION to Jan. 7 story about Haitian adoptions

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Haiti to Phoenix that moved Monday, Jan. 7, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the ninth graf of the story and in the video. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Jan. 7 Cronkite News on the Juntunen family in Phoenix, and their nonprofit that helps Haitian orphans, misspelled the first name of one of the family’s children. Amelec Juntunen is the oldest of the family’s children.

CORRECTION to Dec. 10 story about Baptist Foundation of Arizona scheme victims

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Scheme Survivors that moved Monday, Dec. 10, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the first graf of the original and in all the captions. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Dec. 10 Cronkite News story about the Baptist Foundation of Arizona scheme misspelled a victim’s name. Anne Mezzapelle Cacace, 85, in 1998 invested more than $100,000 in a fund run by the Baptist Foundation of Arizona.

CORRECTIONS to Dec. 4 and Dec. 6 stories on tree-thinning controversy and animal-hunt bans

EDS: Clients who used a KJZZ story (distributed by Cronkite News) slugged BC-CNS-Forest Thinning that moved Dec. 4 under a FLAGSTAFF dateline are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

FLAGSTAFF – A Dec. 4 KJZZ story distributed by Cronkite News about a controversy involving the cutting of old-growth trees in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest misspelled the reporter’s name in the byline. The reporter is Laurel Morales.

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EDS: Clients who used a KJZZ story (distributed by Cronkite News) slugged BC-CNS-Coyote Killing that moved Dec. 6 under a FLAGSTAFF dateline are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

FLAGSTAFF – A Dec. 6 KJZZ story distributed by Cronkite News about the Dewey-Humboldt Town Council condemning animal-killing contests misspelled the reporter’s name in the byline. The reporter is Laurel Morales.

 

CORRECTION to Oct. 30 story on Scottsdale vigil for Pittsburgh synagogue victims

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Pittsburgh Vigil that moved Tuesday, Oct. 30, under a SCOTTSDALE dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the third graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

SCOTTSDALE – An Oct. 30 Cronkite News story on a vigil for victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre erroneously stated that one of the 11 people killed was a Holocaust survivor.

CORRECTION to Oct. 16 story on potential water cutoffs because low water levels at Lake Mead

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Lake Mead Cuts that moved Oct. 16, under a Lake Mead dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 15th graf of the original story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

LAKE MEAD – An Oct. 16 Cronkite News story on the possible water cutoffs due to lowering water levels in Lake Mead misspelled the name of the organization Sarah Porter directs. It is the Kyl Center for Water Policy at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy.

CORRECTION to Sept. 17 story on school recess

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-School Recess that moved Monday, Sept. 17, under a GILBERT dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the fifth graf of the original story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

GILBERT – A Sept. 17 Cronkite News story about expanding recess in Arizona inaccurately characterized a statement about Arizona standards by Christine Davis, founder of Arizonans for Recess and School Wellness. Davis said withholding recess violates a long-established Arizona Department of Education standard.

CORRECTION to Sept. 18 story on Kavanaugh nomination

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Tribes Kavanaugh that moved Tuesday, Sept. 18, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the third graf of the original story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Sept. 18 Cronkite News story on tribes’ concerns about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh incorrectly attributed the statement that Pascua Yaqui opposition stemmed from Kavanaugh’s “lack of understanding of tribes as a race and tribal sovereignty.” That statement was made by Pascua Yaqui Council Member Herminia Frias.

CORRECTION to May 16 story about sanitation apprenticeships

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Sanitation Apprentices that moved Wednesday, May 16, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the 12th graf of the original story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A May 16 Cronkite News story about apprentice truck drivers incorrectly gave the entry-level salary for drivers. Truck drivers start at $17.07 per hour and eventually, with salary increases based on merit and other factors, could make about $23 an hour, according to a city spokeswoman.