NPR Corrections

Corrected on December 30, 2005

NPR initially reported that Pew Charitable Trusts CEO Rebecca Rimel said Pew was considering whether to try to bid for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In fact, Rimel says Pew intends to serve as a catalyst for civic leaders in Philadelphia to help ensure that any new ownership of the Inquirer would serve readers well.

Corrected on December 30, 2005

Pocket knives are still banned by the Transportation Safety Administration, contrary to what was reported in this story.

Corrected on December 30, 2005

The accuracy of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, is no longer limited for security reasons, as reported. The GPS can now pinpoint locations within three feet.

Corrected on December 29, 2005

In this story, we incorrectly identified a passage of the Bible. The prophecy of Mary discussed in this interview with Christine Rosen appears in the Old Testament, not the New Testament.

Corrected on December 29, 2005

The archived Web audio differs from the version that originally broadcast. It correctly identifies Salvador Allende as the president of Chile at the time of his death.

Corrected on December 14, 2005

The audio of this story gave the wrong years for the Algerian revolution. It lasted from 1954 to 1962.

Corrected on December 8, 2005

Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio has not resigned, as is erroneously stated in this interview. The congressman is in fact running for reelection.

Corrected on December 1, 2005

The band the Stars are Canadian -- not British, as we said.

Corrected on December 1, 2005

Brian Donaldson was not born in California. He was born in Camden, N.J.

Corrected on November 22, 2005

In this interview, NPR's Ron Elving misstated the charge in the indictment of I. Lewis Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with the exposure of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity. Libby was not indicted for revealing Plame's identity.

Corrected on November 18, 2005

We incorrectly identified John Negroponte's title in the broadcast version of this story. His proper title is Director of National Intelligence.

Corrected on November 17, 2005

The audio of this story incorrectly identified Guillermo Gonzalez as an untenured professor at the University of Iowa. Gonzalez teaches at Iowa State University, and it was there that his colleagues signed a petition criticizing intelligent design.

Corrected on November 11, 2005

In this commentary, Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) was incorrectly identified as a Democrat.

Corrected on November 10, 2005

The screenplay for 'The Great Debaters' film project mentioned in an earlier version of this report was written by Robert Eisele from a story by Eisele and Jeffrey Porro.

Corrected on November 9, 2005

The Department of Homeland Security says that the Biowatch system detected the Francisella tularensis bacterium in Texas, not a close relative as reported.

Corrected on October 27, 2005

Two omissions from the piece that originally aired are noted in an attached transcript.

Corrected on October 19, 2005

In the audio for this story, Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo's rank is incorrectly referred to as that of a Sgt. Major.

Corrected on October 15, 2005

NPR apologizes to 'The Paris Review' and Philip Gourevitch for this story. In the piece, we failed to allow Mr. Gourevitch any opportunity to answer former editors who questioned his stewardship of the magazine. In fact, the new 'Paris Review' includes six items -- including a fiction debut by an American author, some works in translation, and poetry -- that, in the view of NPR, uphold the vision of the literary magazine's founder, George Plimpton.

Corrected on October 14, 2005

Scott Horowitz, who is interviewed in this story, is no longer at ATK Thiokol. He joined NASA last month as associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.

Corrected on October 6, 2005

The date of Bob Marley's death was incorrectly stated in this report. The correct date is May 11, 1981.

Corrected on September 29, 2005

The audio of this story incorrectly identifies Rubin's army unit. It should be the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.

Corrected on September 29, 2005

The audio of this story incorrectly identifies the title of Warren Zevon's last album before his death. That album was 'The Wind'.

Corrected on September 29, 2005

This story reported that WHO had enough of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu to treat 12,000 people. The correct figure is 120,000.

Corrected on September 22, 2005

Gen. Joseph Hoar's rank was misstated in the on-air version of this story. He is a retired four-star Marine Corps general.

Corrected on July 30, 2005

A referernce to the origin of bachata music is in error. It's originally from the Dominican Republic.

Corrected on July 27, 2005

Former Gen. Tommy Franks was referring to U.S. casualties in Afghanistan, nor Iraq, when he said, "We don't do body counts."

Corrected on July 27, 2005

The audio of this story incorrectly identifies the actor who plays the Oompa-Loompas. His name is Deep Roy.

Corrected on July 20, 2005

In this segment, a song attributed to Jib Jab was, in fact, produced by Consumers Union, but appears on the Jib Jab Web site.

Corrected on June 30, 2005

Former Defense Department analyst Larry Franklin hasn't been charged with spying, as the story says, but is charged with passing government secrets to unauthorized persons.

Corrected on June 25, 2005

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Corrected on June 21, 2005

Matthew Bunn of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government was incorrectly cited as saying that reprocessed fuel would be ten times as expensive as traditional uranium fuel. Instead, Bunn says, "the uranium price would have to go up to over 10 times the average price paid by U.S. utilities last year before reprocessing would be competitive economically." Since the uranium price is a small fraction of the total fuel price, this is a very different statement.

Corrected on June 9, 2005

This story incorrectly reported that 20 percent of the Syrian population is unemployed. In fact, 20 percent of the Syrian workforce is unemployed.

Corrected on June 9, 2005

This report incorrectly referred to long-toed salamanders as lizards. They are amphibians.

Corrected on May 26, 2005

In the audio for this feature, the Senate vote to confirm Priscilla Owen was misstated. It was 55-43.

Corrected on May 25, 2005

In the audio for this feature, PBS is incorrectly identified as the Public Broadcasting System. PBS is the Public Broadcasting Service.

Corrected on May 12, 2005

North Vietnamese and Viet Cong guerillas caught the American and South Vietnamese forces by surprise in the 1968 Tet Offensive. The report originally said that only Viet Cong guerillas surprised U.S. troops.

Corrected on May 5, 2005

This review misidentified the actor who plays Arthur Dent, the film's hero. The actor is Martin Freeman, not Tim Martin.

Corrected on May 5, 2005

In this story, the reporter incorrectly stated that a school "deemed as failing by federal officials runs the risk of losing federal funds." A public school is not judged by the federal government but by the state. If it fails to meet targets, it faces a variety of interventions but does not risk losing federal funds.

Corrected on May 5, 2005

This story incorrectly reported that civilian and military courts have a different standard for evaluating guilty pleas. That is is incorrect. As in the military, judges in federal and many state courts must determine that a guilty plea is voluntary and based in fact.

Corrected on April 28, 2005

This report misidentified the 'Atlanta Daily World' newspaper as another publication. We regret the error, and apologize.

Corrected on April 27, 2005

A version of this story broadcast Wednesday incorrectly identified the title held by the Rev. Gene Robinson. He is bishop of New Hampshire.

Corrected on April 23, 2005

President Bush canceled his Earth Day visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park because of bad weather.

Corrected on April 21, 2005

The song "Dance with Me Henry" was a cover of Etta James' "Roll with Me Henry." The title of the original is not "Work with Me Annie."

Corrected on April 15, 2005

This story misidentified Dr. Mark Kline. He works at Baylor College of Medicine, not Baylor University.

Corrected on April 15, 2005

This story incorrectly said that there have "never" been democratic elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. National elections were held in May of 1960 -- during the final days of Belgian colonial rule.

Corrected on April 15, 2005

We incorrectly reported that Dr. Benjamin Carson was the first to successfully separate twins connected at the head; there were other doctors before him.

Corrected on April 14, 2005

Temperatures in Iraq do not reach 140 degrees in summer, as reported. The highest temperature ever recorded anywhere is 136. Baghdad in the middle of summer averages 110.

Corrected on April 7, 2005

This story says decades had passed since a new species had been discovered in the United States. Many listeners pointed out the inaccuracy. See the April 3 story below for clarification.

Corrected on April 7, 2005

We incorrectly said the canonization of Opus Dei's founder was the fastest in church history. We should have said the fastest in modern church history. Earlier saints, such as Francis of Assissi, were canonized more quickly.

Corrected on April 4, 2005

This report and the accompanying Web text mistakenly implied the Florida farm in the story could become the first profitable coffee farm in the United States. Listeners in Hawaii were quick to point out their rich, robust history with the bean.

Corrected on March 31, 2005

Commentator John Feinstein said Rick Pitino is the "first coach in history" to take three different teams to the Final Four. But women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer has taken Cheney State, Iowa and Rutgers to the Final Four.

Corrected on March 31, 2005

Some listeners may have heard a version of this story that incorrectly said Kyrgyzstan borders Afghanistan. That mistake was corrected for later broadcasts.

Corrected on March 31, 2005

We incorrectly reported that the fish pollock, one of the biggest sources of mercury, is usually imported: Most pollock Americans eat comes from U.S. waters in the Bering Sea.

Corrected on March 25, 2005

This report incorrectly states that 256 is written like 10 million (or a 1 followed by 7 zeroes). It looks like 100 million, or a 1 followed by 8 zeroes.

Corrected on March 24, 2005

Sociologist Ross Koppel of the University of Pennsylvania is misidentified as "Robert" in this segment.

Corrected on March 24, 2005

This story incorrectly states that Santa Fe has the second-largest number of gay couples in America. It should have stated the second-largest number of gay couples per capita in America.

Corrected on March 10, 2005

This report mentions a contract for a new White House helicopter and incorrectly states that Boeing won the contract. Lockheed Martin won the contract, and the helicopter is expected to roll off the assembly line in 2009

Corrected on February 15, 2005

This story incorrectly stated the number of times that kidney-disease patients in the study underwent dialysis sessions. These patients underwent dialysis three times a week.

Corrected on February 14, 2005

'USA Today' now reports that the Pentagon has retracted earlier estimates of troop strength, and cannot provide accurate numbers -- making it impossible to compare death rates between various branches of the U.S. military forces in Iraq.

Corrected on February 2, 2005

This report refers to Wendell Wilkie as a presidential candidate in 1936. Wilkie actually ran for the office in 1940.

Corrected on February 2, 2005

The World Health Organization says that the decision still needs to go through formal review.

Corrected on February 2, 2005

This story misquoted TRO volunteer Suren Sornalingham. Sornalingham said trucks had been seized and items taken, but did NOT attribute those actions to the Tamil Tigers.

Corrected on February 2, 2005

The introduction to this report said Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas called Israel the "Zionist enemy." It failed to note Abbas' remark came after an Israeli tank shell killed seven Palestinians in Gaza. NPR regrets the omission.

Corrected on January 30, 2005

The introduction to the story should have said that 12 Senate Democrats and Senate Independent James Jeffords voted against confirming Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State.

Corrected on January 27, 2005

A section of this piece was omitted. As a result it fails to adequately represent the views of Catholics advocating the beatification of Pope Pius XII.

Corrected on January 27, 2005

The government, not the museum, has custody of the artwork. The museum says it took no position on the question of the painting's ownership. NPR failed to give the museum a chance to answer allegations about its motivations and actions.

Corrected on January 20, 2005

The name of a British politician was mispronounced in this story. Sir Menzies Campbell's first name is pronounced "ming-is."