EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS Arizona Transgender Bills that moved Friday, March 4, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the section labeled “Bills that have passed in one chamber.” A corrected version of the story has been posted here with the reference to HB 2495 updated and moved further down.

PHOENIX – A March 4 Cronkite News story on Arizona bills that could affect transgender youth incorrectly stated the status of an amendment to HB 2495, which would ban “sexually explicit materials” from school classrooms. The House bill was amended to remove “homosexuality” from the definition of sexual conduct and does not specifically target gender identity or sexual orientation.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Eviction Fears that moved Wednesday, Feb. 16, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the seventh graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Feb. 16 Cronkite News story on the rising number of renters who fear eviction incorrectly stated the amount of money the state received from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Arizona was allocated $491 million under the federal program.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS Arizona Climate Survey that moved Thursday, Feb. 17, under a PHOENIX 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 Feb. 17 story about climate data included an incorrect name for NOAA, which is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Arizona Economic Outlook that moved Monday, Feb. 14, under a PHOENIX 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PHOENIX – A Feb.14 Cronkite News story on Arizona’s economy nearing pre-pandemic norms included outdated data from the Back-to-Normal Index, published by Moody’s Analytics and CNN. As of Feb. 8, 2022, the U.S. as a whole is operating at 89% normalcy, with Arizona’s economy ranking second in the nation. The index is updated weekly.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged “BC-CNS-Irrigation Innovation” that moved Wednesday, Jan. 12, under a TONOPAH dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 11th graf; the 12th graf has also been updated with new information. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

TONOPAH – A Jan. 12 Cronkite News story about irrigation technology misstated how much water was saved when N-Drip was tested on cotton fields in Tonopah. The final analysis showed water savings of roughly 25% but no increase in yield.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged “BC-CNS-Youth Soccer” that moved Monday, Dec. 20, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 14th graf. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Dec. 20 Cronkite News story about the push to improve professional opportunities for girl soccer players misstated the status of one player’s lawsuit against the National Women’s Soccer League. Per their lawyer, Olivia Moultrie’s family reached an agreement with the league in August.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS Oak Flat Protest that moved Thursday, Dec. 2, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the fourth graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Dec. 2 Cronkite News story about a protest urging Sen. Mark Kelly to support legislation protecting Oak Flat misrepresented outreach to Kelly’s office for comment. The story has been updated to include a statement from Kelly.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Water Fight that moved Friday, Nov. 12, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 17th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Nov. 12 Cronkite News story about a court ruling on water hookup fees charged to public housing residents accidentally dropped a word in a quote from the court’s ruling. Judge Carlos T. Bea wrote that the fee was meant to cover for tenants’ unpaid bills that the water district “could not” recover from Pinal County.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged CNS-Grant Woods Memorial that moved Friday, Nov. 12, under a PHOENIX 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 Nov. 12 Cronkite News story about a memorial service for former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods misstated a title for Cindy McCain. She was recently named U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.

EDS: Clients who used a historical photo that accompanied the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS Falcon Field 80th, which moved Thursday, Nov. 11, under a MESA dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the caption of the attached photo. A corrected version of the caption has been posted here.

MESA – A photo caption accompanying a Nov. 11 Cronkite News story on the history of British World War II pilots who trained at Falcon Field misstated the name under consideration for the Mesa airport before it earned the Falcon Field moniker. The airport was originally to be named Thunderbird 3. Continue reading “CORRECTION to Nov. 11 story on the British WWII pilots trained at Falcon Field”

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged Sports-Racing Burros that moved Thursday, Nov. 4, under a SUPERIOR dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the third graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

SUPERIOR – A Nov. 4 Cronkite News sports story about the Superior Burro Run misstated the history of burros in North America. They were first introduced into the Southwest in the 1500s.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS Low Income Voter Study that moved Friday, Oct. 15, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following clarification. The text needing clarification occurred in the headline and in the first, third and fourth graphs of the original. An updated version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Oct. 15 Cronkite News story about a study of low-income voters included several points in need of clarification. The source data used for the study did not represent final voter tallies. Because it was not final, the percentages don’t correlate to the most-recent voter data, which was used to calculate some percentages in the original story. The study estimated that nearly 40% of the votes cast in Arizona in 2020 were by low-income voters. The story has been updated to explain the discrepancy.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Super Bowl Economics that moved Thursday, Oct. 21, under a LOS ANGELES dateline are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the 18th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

LOS ANGELES – An Oct. 21 Cronkite News story on the economic impact of the Super Bowl misquoted Chincie Mouton of Business Connect in Los Angeles in the 18th paragraph. Mouton said companies should review their digital media presence, including looking at “how are you carrying yourself on social media,” and should study “how to effectively write an RFP (request for proposal) response,” among other efforts.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Contraband Coalition that moved Wednesday, Oct. 6, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in the second, fifth, sixth and last grafs of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An Oct. 6 Cronkite News story on a coalition fighting contraband smuggling included several errors. It should have said it was a 2018 report that said about 36% of cigarettes consumed in Arizona had been smuggled; that the coalition will present its recommendations to Congress; that the campaign is highlighting tobacco, but will also include fentanyl and human trafficking; and that it will focus on training and new information for local officials and law enforcement, and national strategies to fight illegal trade.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged Sports-Academy Battle, that moved Friday, Sept. 10, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the third graf. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Sept. 10 Cronkite News story about the 9/11 football game between the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy gave the wrong team for one of the players named. Tré Bugg is a senior defensive back for Air Force.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Tests Tank, that moved Monday, Aug. 30, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the penultimate graf. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An Aug. 30 Cronkite News story about standardized test scores for Arizona schools accidentally dropped a word in the penultimate paragraph. Erin Hart, senior vice president for Education Forward Arizona, said that standardized test scores are not the end-all, be-all.

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News stories slugged BC-CNS-Nonessential Travel, that moved Monday, Aug. 23, and BC-CNS-Border Bummer, that moved Wednesday, June 23, both under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to run the following correction. A corrected version of the June story has been posted here, and of the August story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON—Two Cronkite News stories about the COVID-related ban on nonessential travel and its effect on border towns like Nogales incorrectly identified an organization cited. Andy Carey is executive director of the U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership.