2008 Corrections
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An earlier version of "My year in politics" listed Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin among the U.S. senators who voted for the Authorization of Military Force in Iraq in 2002. Durbin voted against it. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 12/29/08]
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The Nov. 26 story, "Detroit is not dead yet," misstated General Motors' labor rate: "The average GM worker earns $72 an hour in wages and benefits. A worker in a non-union Toyota plant: $42 an hour." It should have read: "GM spends an average $72 an hour on labor, including wages, health benefits and pensions. Non-union Toyota plants spend $42 an hour." The story has been corrected.
[Correction made 11/26/08]
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The Nov. 24 Ask Pablo column should have read, "If we assume the average passenger weighs 190 pounds (the average U.S. male adult weight), or almost 0.1 tons, then we could say that a car actually moves 1 ton by 2.75 miles per gallon," not 275 miles per gallon. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 11/24/08]
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The Nov. 21 story "Bauer Power" incorrectly stated that "24: Redemption" would air on Monday, Nov. 24. The show will air at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, on Fox. The story has been corrected
[Correction made 11/21/08]
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In the Nov. 11 story "The Elusive Team Obama," a parenthetical note incorrectly stated that Colin Powell had been named as secretary of state in November 2000. Powell was, in fact, selected in mid-December 2000. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 11/11/08]
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In the Oct. 24 story "Another Election Nightmare in Florida?" a sentence describing the state's new "no match, no vote" law incorrectly stated that voters' addresses must be verified when that is actually not the case. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 10/24/08]
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A sentence in the Sept. 8 "Ask Pablo" column read: "A 500-page ream of 20-pound paper weighs 20 pounds, so 100 pages weighs 4 pounds." It now reads: "A 500-page ream of 20-pound paper weighs 5 pounds, so 100 pages weighs 1 pound." The subsequent calculations have also been corrected. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 9/8/08]
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The last sentence of the Sept. 5 story "Sarah Palin's Choice" previously read: "But her decision to have him is also a sign of her hypocrisy." It has been refined to read: "Her decision to make her own choice but not grant it to others is a sign of her hypocrisy."
[Correction made 9/5/08]
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The Aug. 21 story "Speculation Nation" mistakenly stated that author Robert Shiller was a professor at Princeton University. He is a professor at Yale University.
[Correction made 8/21/08]
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The Aug. 12 story "There Was So Much Blood Spilled" mistakenly identified the authors' employer, Radio GIPA in Tbilisi, Gergia, as an NPR affiliate station. The station carries NPR programming but is not an affiliate of NPR.
[Correction made 8/14/08]
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The Aug. 8 story "Embedded Reporters or Republican Activists?"
incorrectly implied that the participants in the "Back to Iraq" trip
organized by Vets for Freedom had flown on military aircraft from Kuwait to Baghdad. They flew commercially. The story has been corrected.
[Correction made 8/9/08]
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The Aug. 7 article "Journalist Seeking Paycheck? Try India" incorrectly stated that the Wall Street Journal has a 26 percent stake in Mint. The sentence has been removed.
[Correction made 8/7/08]
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The July 30 article "Strained by War, U.S. Army Promotes Unqualified Soldiers" mistakenly attributed comments to Army Lt. Col. Elizabeth Edgecomb; her correct name is Anne Edgecomb. Additionally, the article did not make clear enough Edgecomb's role in media relations for the Army.
[Corrections made 7/31/08 and 8/1/08]
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The June 4 story "Barack Obama's Epic Win" originally left out Jimmy Carter among the examples of Democrats nominated for president in their first years on the national stage.
[Correction made 6/4/08]
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The May 29 story "Will the Youth Vote Win It for Obama This Fall?" originally misstated the voting-age-population turnout figures for 2000 and 2004, and mistakenly asserted that turnout had fallen from 2000 to 2004. The text has been changed to reflect the proper figures, which are 51.3 and 56.7, respectively. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 5/30/08]
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The May 2 story "You Are Not Your Bookcase," by Megan Hustad, incorrectly referred to Fox News Channel president Roger Ailes as the former chairman of the Republican National Committee. Ailes was, rather, a former Republican political consultant. The story has been corrected.
[Correction made 5/28/08]
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The May 27 article "The Forgotten Kid of Guantanamo" originally stated that Maj. David Frakt serves in the Navy Reserves; he serves in the Air Force Reserves. The article has been corrected.
[Correction made 5/27/08]
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The May 15 finale wrap-up for "America's Next Top Model" incorrectly stated that the winner, Whitney, is a Size 6. She is a Size 10. The story has been corrected.
[Correction made 5/15/08]
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As the result of an editing error, a mathematical mistake was inserted in the April 7 story "Why Hillary Should Be Winning." As originally published, the piece stated that 2,107 pledged delegates, the number that Hillary Clinton would have in a winner-take-all primary system if she also wins Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia, would be enough for her to claim the Democratic presidential nomination without superdelegates. In fact, the winner-take-all system described assumes that delegates from Michigan and Florida are counted, and if those states are included in the total, the number of delegates needed to win the nomination actually rises from 2,024 to 2,208. Clinton would need the votes of 101 superdelegates to win the nomination. There are currently 793 Democratic superdelegates, or 848 if Michigan and Florida's superdelegates are included in the total. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 4/7/08]
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The "Ask Pablo" column on solar energy misrepresented a critical figure about solar panels: "6.5 kWh per square meter per day." This number refers to the sun's energy hitting the solar panel over the course of one day, not the electrical output of the solar panel. Solar panels are currently between 12 percent and 15 percent efficient at turning incoming solar energy into electricity. The numbers in the article have been corrected to reflect this. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 4/7/08]
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In the article "Is Briana Waters a Terrorist?" published March 27, the subhead stated that "U.S. attorneys exploited post-9/11 counterterrorism laws to pursue and prosecute an environmental activist." In fact, while tougher post-9/11 policies on eco-terror played a role in the Waters case, no new laws were used in her prosecution.
Upon review, we found that the article omitted relevant details of the prosecution's case against Waters. It should have noted that a prosecution witness testified that Waters had borrowed the car that was allegedly used to drive to the scene, and that the incendiary device was built in a garage on the property where Waters was staying at the time. Waters denies those accusations. These facts, and Waters' denial, have been added to the story, requiring minor editing.
There were also a number of errors that have been corrected. The article stated that prosecutors had been "dispatched...from Arizona to Massachusetts;" it should have read "Arizona to New York." The name of Waters' former boyfriend Justin Solondz was misspelled Solonz. The article stated that the prosecution argued Waters met with the arsonists at 8 p.m.; in fact, witnesses testified it was early evening and probably around 9 or 8. It also presented an unclear timeline about when FBI agents said Waters had been identified as a participant; that timeline has been clarified in the story. A statement that a witness failed to identify Waters "the next four or five times she spoke with the authorities" should have been sourced to Waters' defense attorneys. The article noted that "Waters' lawyers accused the prosecution of misconduct," but should have also acknowledged that the judge dismissed the claim. Finally, an assertion by the Civil Liberties Defense Center that "Never before has the terrorism enhancement been applied where there were no deaths" was incorrect, and has been deleted. Salon regrets the errors.
[Correction made 4/4/08]
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Due to an editing error, Cary Tennis' Since You Asked column from March 26 contained a letter from a reader who had not authorized it to be published. The column has been removed from the site. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 3/26/08]
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The March 21 article "The Funny Thing About Black Men in Dresses" incorrectly identified the actress who played Virginiaca's stepdaughter in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch as Natalie Portman. The role was played by Ellen Page. The article has been corrected.
[Correction made 3/21/08]
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In the March 14 story "The Rise of the Superclass," a sentence has been clarified. The line now reads: "Yet, to be fair, people are among the things that Rothkopf has to offer his clients, specifically his knowledge of and acquaintances among the very superclass he celebrates and scolds."
[Clarification made 3/14/08]
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The March 6 story "It's 3 a.m. Who Do You Want Answering the Phone?" originally referred to Barack Obama's opposition to the Iraq war by describing his "foresight to vote against" it, but was unclear that Obama was not yet a U.S. senator (and could not vote on the resolution authorizing force against Iraq) when he delivered a speech opposing the war in 2002. The story has been clarified.
[Clarification made 3/6/08]
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In the March 3 article "Brand-aid," Keith Reinhard was incorrectly identified as chairman of the ad agency DDB Worldwide. He is chairman emeritus of DDB Worldwide. The article has been corrected.
[Correction made 3/4/08]
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A Jan. 24 Broadsheet post on the high rate of teen Latina suicide attempts had two references to "suicide rate" that should have read "suicide attempt rate." Additionally, the headline incorrectly stated that "Latina teens have highest suicide rate." The story has been corrected.
[Correction made 1/24/08]
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The Jan. 8 story "Obama's Double Magic" stated incorrectly that the organization MoveOn.org was founded in response to right-wing activities of the Bush administration. MoveOn started in response to the campaign to impeach Bill Clinton. The article has been corrected.
[Correction made 1/8/08]
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Cary Tennis' "Since You Asked" column of Jan. 2, 2008, implied that Eli's Rehab Report was a publication aimed at drug rehabs. It is not. It is a publication aimed at physical therapy rehabs. The column has been corrected to reflect this. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 1/3/08]
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A political endorsement attributed to sex columnist Dan Savage appeared in the Jan. 3 story "Let the Voting Begin." Unfortunately, a staffer mistakenly solicited an endorsement from a different Dan Savage, and Salon published that endorsement with an erroneous attribution to the columnist. We have removed the endorsement. Salon regrets the error.
[Correction made 1/3/08]