Regret The Error: Crunks '05: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

I'm sure missing New York this morning, and über-NYC blog Gawker points us to the fabulous Regret the Error, a site which tracks amusing corrections printed in the nation's press.

This being the time of year for "best of" lists, here are some of the best corrections run in the last year: Regret The Error: Crunks '05: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Since I'm in Dallas this morning, this one seems oddly apt.

From the Dallas Morning News:

Norma Adams-Wade's June 15 column incorrectly called Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk a socialist. She is a socialite.

Whew. I'm sure the debutantes in Galveston are relieved to learn this.

My own hometown paper is hardly exempt, however.

From the New York Times:

An obituary of the civil rights leader James Forman yesterday misstated a word in describing his call, in 1969, for reparations to be paid by Protestant and Jewish groups for the crimes of slavery. Mr. Forman asked for $500 million for crimes perpetrated against generations of blacks, not "by" them.

Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark.

Regret The Error: Crunks '05: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections (hat tip: Gawker)