Errors and Omissions

Headline writer gets it very wrong

From today's Washington Post:

Correction to This Article
The headline on a May 24 Business article about Fannie Mae chief executive Daniel H. Mudd mischaracterized what a report said about Mudd's knowledge of accounting problems at the mortgage finance company. The regulator's report said that Mudd was aware of allegations of misdeeds, not that he was aware of misdeeds.

Here's the headline as it appeared:

Regulator Says Mudd Knew of Misdeeds

Here's what it should have said:

Regulator Says Mudd Knew of Allegations of Misdeeds

A major difference, wouldn't you think? This is one of those instances where a simple correction seems inadequate. Maybe an Editor's note of equal prominence to the original article?

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posted by Unknown @ 5/25/2006 11:38:00 AM