Category: Corrections/Clarifications

CORRECTION to Sept. 14 story on Hualapai water agreement

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Hualapai Water that moved Wednesday, Sept. 14, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the last graf of the original story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Sept. 14 Cronkite News story about a proposed water-rights settlement with the Hualapai tribe misquoted the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona. Flake said the state “has a history of forward-looking water planning. We need to continue this kind of planning and do more.”

 

CORRECTION to Sept. 7 story on Arizona Cardinals’ expectations

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged Sports-Cardinals Pressure that moved Wednesday, Sept. 7, under a TEMPE dateline, are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

TEMPE – A Sept. 7 Cronkite News story about the expectations the Arizona Cardinals are facing this season misspelled the name of a potential opponent. Jimmy Garoppolo is currently a quarterback for the New England Patriots.

 

CORRECTION to Aug. 23 story on Native American voting

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a News21 story slugged News21-NativeAmericans, that moved Tuesday, Aug. 23, under a SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah, dateline, are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah – An Aug. 23 News21 story about Native American voting incorrectly identified a Native American organization. Jacqueline Pata is the executive director of the National Congress of American Indians. The group also operates Native Vote.

 

CORRECTION TO PII PAASH WATER STORY ON AUG. 15

by Adnan Alam

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-Gila River-Water  that moved Monday, Aug. 15, under a LAVEEN dateline, are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

LAVEEN – An Aug. 15 Cronkite News story about the use of reclaimed water on the Gila River Indian Community mischaracterized the type of water being traded by the Gila River Indian Community. The GRIC is trading Central Arizona Project water from the Colorado River. In addition, a previous version incorrectly stated that salt ions in reclaimed water can spread disease. Heavy concentration of salt in reclaimed water can be damaging to wildlife and plants, studies have shown.

CORRECTION to Aug. 19 story on early childhood education

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Teacher Training that moved Friday, Aug. 19, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to use the following correction. A writethru will move presently on the AP and a corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An Aug. 19 Cronkite News story about the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry misspelled the name of one of the authors of a University of California Berkeley, study that cited the registry. Marcy Whitebook was a co-author on that report.

CORRECTION to Aug. 15 story on tribal water feud

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Gila Water that moved Monday, Aug. 15, under a LAVEEN dateline, are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

LAVEEN – An Aug. 15 Cronkite News story on Pii Paash opposition to the Gila River Indian Community’s decision to use reclaimed water for irrigation mischaracterized the type of water being traded by the tribe. The GRIC is trading Central Arizona Project water from the Colorado River.

 

CORRECTION to Aug. 4 story on Olympic diver

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used an undatelined Cronkite News story slugged “Olympics-Sam Dorman” that moved Thursday, Aug. 4, are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Aug. 4 Cronkite News story on Tempe native and Olympic diver Sam Dorman included an incorrect date for his competition. The men’s 3-meter synchronized springboard event will be held Wednesday, Aug. 10.

CLARIFICATION to July 27 story on Democrats’ electoral chances

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Blue Arizona that moved Wednesday, July 27, under a PHILADELPHIA dateline, are asked to use the following clarification. An updated version of the story has been posted here.

PHILADELPHIA – The placement of quotes in a July 27 Cronkite News story on Arizona Democrats’ hopes for electoral success this fall may have left the incorrect impression that Arizona Republican spokesman Tim Sifert was commenting on voter access to the polls. Sifert’s comments were aimed at what he sees as the unlikelihood that Democrats will be successful in the state.

CORRECTION to July 19 story on Trump nomination vote

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Arizona Trump that moved Tuesday, July 19, under a CLEVELAND dateline, are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

CLEVELAND – A July19 story on the Republican National Convention’s vote making Donald Trump the party’s 2016 presidential nominee gave the wrong final vote tally. Trump received 1,725 delegate votes.

CORRECTION to July 6 story on funding for opioid abuse treatment

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Opioid Funding, on a White House plan for opioid abuse treatment, that moved Wednesday, July 6, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A July 6 Cronkite News story on a White House proposal for extra funding to treat opioid abuse misspelled the name of the executive director of the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. His name is Andrew LeFevre.

CORRECTION to June 14 story on tribal violence play

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-VAWA Drama, on the Washington, D.C., performance of the play “Sliver of a Full Moon,” about tribal domestic violence, that moved Tuesday, June 14, under a  WASHINGTON dateline are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A photo caption with a June 14 story misidentified one of the actors in the play “Sliver of a Full Moon,” about tribal domestic violence and the fight to expand laws for its prosecution. Actor Jason Grasl played the role of Dennis White Hawk in the play.

CORRECTION to May 12 story on airline fees

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Fare Enough, on how the public feels about airline fees and the possibility of congressional intervention, that moved  Thursday, May 12, under a  WASHINGTON dateline are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the 22nd and 23rd paragraphs of the original article. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A May 12 Cronkite News story on how the public feels about airline fees and the possibility of congressional intervention misspelled the name of one of the sources quoted. Jim Leemann is a resident of Scottsdale.

 

CORRECTION to May 26 story about Tucson airport security

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-TSA Troubles, about security delays at Tucson International Airport, that moved Thursday, May 26, under a  WASHINGTON dateline are asked to use the following correction. The error appeared in the second paragraph of the original article. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A May 26 Cronkite News story about the long wait times for security at Tucson International Airport gave an incorrect title for Bonnie Allin. She is president and CEO of the Tucson Airport Authority.

CORRECTION to May 5 story on a walkable downtown Phoenix

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Downtown Phoenix Rising, about a walkable downtiwn, that moved Thursday, May 5, under a  PHOENIX dateline are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A May 5 Cronkite News story about the challenges of creating a walkable downtown Phoenix mislabeled the boundaries of the Walkable Urban Code in an accompanying map, which actually showed the Downtown Code. The article also incorrectly stated that Roosevelt Row is a character area in the Walkable Urban Code; that neighborhood is a character area in the Downtown Code.

 

CORRECTION to May 9 story on felons’ voting rights

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a News21 story slugged BC-CNS-Convict Voting that was moved Monday, May 9, by Cronkite News under PHOENIX dateline are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A May 9 News21 story about the debate over restoring former convicts’ voting rights misidentified the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona. Her name is Alessandra Soler.

CORRECTION to May 4 story on asylum requests

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Arizona Asylum that moved Wednesday, May 4, under WASHINGTON dateline are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A May 4 Cronkite News story about disparities in immigration judges’ approval rates for asylum cases contained several errors. Denial rates for individual immigration judges in Arizona ranged from 21.3 percent to 96 percent, while the range nationally went from 3.9 percent to 100 percent. Arizona judges as a whole denied 72.6 percent of requests, well over the national average of 48.5 percent. Denials at detention centers nationwide ranged from 55.7 percent to 100 percent, and Judge Irene Feldman in Eloy, where she denied 96 percent of requests, was ranked the eighth-strictest judge of 250 studied by TRAC.

CORRECTION to April 28 story on doctor wait times

by Christina Leonard

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged Doctor Wait Times that moved Thursday, April 28, are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.  The error occurred in the eleventh paragraph of the original article. 

PHOENIX – An April 28 Cronkite News article about health care organizations working to reduce wait times for patients misspelled Ken Levin’s name.

CORRECTION to April 20 story on Railway Search, a consumer app

by Christina Leonard

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BIZ-Railway that moved Wednesday, April 20, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to use the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here. The misspelled name appeared throughout the story. Errors also occurred in the fifth and seventh paragraphs of the original article. 

PHOENIX – An April 20 Cronkite News story about a Tempe company that launched an app to connect consumers with products misspelled Cody Oborn’s name. The article incorrectly described Nate Reis’ educational experience at Harvard University. He attended a business school management program there. The article also inaccurately described Reis’ involvement with MobiSquad in the seventh paragraph. He founded the company.

CORRECTION to April 14 story on corn masa flour

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Better Masa that moved Thursday, April 14, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to use the following correction. A writethru will move on the AP wire and a corrected version of the story has been posted here. The error occurred in the 12th paragraph of the original article.

WASHINGTON – An April 14 Cronkite News story about the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to allow the addition of folic acid to corn masa flour gave the wrong range of dates for a number of neural tube birth defects reported in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Health Services says there were 550 such cases from 2002 to 2011.

CORRECTION to April 15 story on DACA/DAPA hearing

by Steve Crane

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-DACA Debate that moved Friday, April 15, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to use the following correction. A writethru will move on the AP wire and a corrected version of the story has been posted here. The error occurred in the second and 10th paragraphs of the original article.

WASHINGTON – An April 15 Cronkite News story about a legal challenge by 26 states to the Obama administration’s deferred deportation policies incorrectly stated the scope of DAPA, the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents. That policy would be open to people who may be in this country illegally but who are parents of a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.