CORRECTION to Feb. 5 story on immigration reform bill

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Border Bill that moved Monday, Feb. 5, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 14th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Feb. 5 Cronkite News story on a Senate immigration reform bill incorrectly reported the name of the organization MALDEF and the title of an official there. MALDEF’s full name is the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Andrea Senteno is MALDEF’s regional counsel for Washington, D.C.

CORRECTION to Jan. 10 story on opening of NCAA convention

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Sports-NCAA Convention Opens that moved Wednesday, Jan. 10, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 18th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Jan. 10 story on the opening of the NCAA’s annual convention and the countdown to the Final Four incorrectly reported the population of Phoenix. The story should have said that the population of Arizona has continued to grow since the last Final Four in Phoenix, in 2017, with the state having more than 7.4 million residents by 2023.

CORRECTION to Dec. 6 story on Arizona medical schools

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Arizona Medical Schools. that moved Wednesday, Dec. 6, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the seventh and eighth grafs. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Dec. 6 story about Arizona medical program additions misattributed information in the seventh and eighth graphs. The University of Arizona said it is expanding residency and fellowship positions across the state and its partnership with Banner Health. It aims to double the number of its medical school graduates by 2030.

CORRECTION to Nov. 29 story on The Nash Jazz Club’s women’s initiative

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Women in Jazz that moved Wednesday, Nov. 29, under an PHOENIX 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

PHOENIX – A Nov. 29 story about The Nash Jazz Club’s initiative to address gender inequities in jazz music misquoted Mary Petrich, artistic director of the women’s initiative. “It’s really not our goal to only play with women, and it’s unrealistic to have that expectation,” she said.

CORRECTION to Nov. 16 story on AI wastewater monitoring

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-AI Wastewater that moved Thursday, Nov. 16, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in the ninth and 11th grafs of the text and also in the accompanying video. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Nov. 16 Cronkite News story about wastewater monitoring using artificial intelligence misstated how Phoenix’s wastewater is treated and how much of it is recycled. After undergoing treatment and testing, 97% of Phoenix’s wastewater is recycled and used for irrigation, cooling for the Palo Verde Generating Station, replenishing water resources underground, contributing to the Tres Rio Wetlands.

CORRECTION to Nov. 13 story about parent caregivers

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Parent Caregivers that moved Monday, Nov. 13, under a QUEEN CREEK dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the byline. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

QUEEN CREEK – A Nov. 13 Cronkite News story about paying parents to be caregivers had an incorrect byline. The story was written by Deanna Pistono.

CORRECTION to Nov. 2 story about abortion rights petition drive

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Abortion Fair that moved Thursday, Nov. 2, under a PHOENIX 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.

PHOENIX – A Nov. 2 Cronkite News story about the drive to collect petition signatures to put an abortion-rights initiative on the 2024 ballot incorrectly used a former name to identify one of the groups involved. The group previously known as NARAL Arizona changed its name to Reproductive Freedom for All Arizona in September.

 

CORRECTION to Nov. 1 story about Big 12 football schedule

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Sports-Big 12 Schedule Release that moved Wednesday, Nov. 1, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the byline. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Nov. 1 Cronkite News story about the Big 12 football schedule release had an incorrect byline. The story was written by Walker Smith.

CORRECTION to Oct. 4 story on teacher shortages

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Teacher Shortage that moved Wednesday,  Oct. 4, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred throughout the story and in the accompanying graphic. A corrected version the graphic is here and a corrected writethru of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An Oct. 4 Cronkite News story about teacher shortages in Arizona incorrectly reported the scope of teacher vacancies this fall. The report by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association said that 7,518.3 teacher positions needed to be filled this fall in 131 surveyed school districts, but 2,229.7 were still vacant as of September, or 29.7% of the openings. It also said that of the vacancies filled this fall, 3,997.4 were filled by noncertified teachers.

 

CORRECTION to Oct. 6 story about water catchments in CN2Go Weekly Update

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News audio or script slugged CN2Go Weekly Update that moved Friday, Oct. 6, are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in the story about water catchments. A corrected version of the audio and script have been posted here.

An Oct. 6 Cronkite News CN2Go audio update that featured a story on water catchments included a mispronunciation and misspelling of Nate Solmon’s name and an incorrect job title for Joseph Currie. Solmon is habitat construction field crew supervisor with Arizona Game and Fish, and Currie is habitat planning program manager.

CORRECTION to Oct. 9 story on AHCCCS ‘unwinding’ Medicaid enrollment

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Unwinding Medicaid that moved Monday, Oct. 9, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in graf 15 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Oct. 9 Cronkite News story about how Arizona is managing the Medicaid “unwinding” process incorrectly attributed a statement. It was Children’s Action Alliance health policy director Matt Jewett who said the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System expects enrollment in the Children’s Health Insurance Program to increase by 12,000 children after CHIP eligibility is increased on Nov. 1.

MANDATORY KILL for Oct. 4 story on teacher shortages

Eds: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Teacher Shortage that moved Wednesday, Oct. 4, under a WASHINGTON dateline MUST pull the story down. If you have not used it yet, you should kill the version that moved Oct. 4. The numbers in the story were incorrect. We are working through them now, but it is not clear when we will be able to post a correction. So for now, we have pulled the story down from our site and ask that you do the same. We will post a corrected version of the story as soon as we can.

 

CORRECTION to Sept. 14 story on Scottsdale homeless housing plan

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Scottsdale Homeless Hotel, which moved Thursday, Sept. 14, under a SCOTTSDALE dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 4th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

SCOTTSDALE – A Sept. 14 Cronkite News story about Scottsdale’s plan to convert hotel rooms into shelter for the unhoused included outdated information about the program, which focuses on housing for Scottsdale residents.

 

CORRECTION to Aug. 24 story on Arizona abortion appeal

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Abortion Review, that moved Thursday, Aug. 24, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in grafs 4 and 5 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An Aug. 24 Cronkite News story about the Arizona Supreme Court decision to consider a challenge to the state’s current abortion law misspelled the last name of one of the subjects quoted. Ta’nia Pierre is an administrative assistant at Camelback Family Planning.

 

CORRECTION to Aug. 30 story on Sierra Club environmental report card

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Sierra Club Report, which moved Wednesday, Aug. 30, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in grafs 10 and 11 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Aug. 30 Cronkite News story about the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter’s latest environmental report card for the Arizona Legislature and governor misstated the focus of the Arizona State Parks Heritage Fund, which provides grant opportunities for trail projects; outdoor environmental education programs; local, regional and state parks; and historic preservation projects. The story also mischaracterized funding distribution for the Arizona State Parks Board, which received nearly $32 million in SB 1720, the state budget bill.

CORRECTION to Aug. 16 story on missing and murdered Indigenous people

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-MMIP Challenge, that moved Wednesday, Aug. 16, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in grafs 29 and 30 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An Aug. 16 Cronkite News story about missing and murdered Indigenous people misstated the number of states that require reports to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and mischaracterized tribal police agencies’ access to the National Crime Information Center. Thirteen states, including Arizona, require police to file missing and unidentified persons reports with NamUs, while 123 tribes have direct access to NCIC. 

CORRECTION to July 18 story on student debt relief

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Debt Dodge, that moved Tuesday, July 18, 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 July 18 Cronkite News story about a new White House plan for student debt relief misstated Rep. Debbie Lesko’s party affiliation. She is a Republican.

 

CORRECTION to July 4 story on lifeguard shortage

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Pool Partly, that moved Tuesday, July 4, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in grafs seven, eight, nine and 19 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON– A July 4 Cronkite News story about the ongoing shortage of lifeguards misspelled the last name of one person in several instances. The executive director of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance is Adam Katchmarchi.

 

CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS to July 6 story on Arizona dental board

EDS: Clients who used the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism story slugged BC-CNS-Dental Board that moved Thursday, July 6, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following corrections and clarifications. The errors occurred in the eighth and 71st grafs of the original. The clarifications, which occurred in the eighth and 65th grafs, make clear Edmonson believes the board has improved since he began his role, and he disputes the number of vacancies listed by the Governor’s Office. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A July story about the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners misspelled the last name of Ryan Edmonson, the board’s executive director. It also misstated the year Edmonson took his position. He started in 2019. The errors have been fixed. A paragraph quoting Edmonson has been clarified to say the dental examiner board was the worst-run he’d ever been a part of when he joined in 2019, but that it had made significant strides in performance since then. A paragraph about the number of vacancies on the board also has been clarified to say that although the Governor’s Office listed five vacancies, Edmonson said the board has no vacancies.

CORRECTION to June 6 story on Suns coach Frank Vogel

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Sports-Suns Introduce Vogel that moved Tuesday, June 6, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the second graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A June 6 story about new Phoenix Suns coach Frank Vogel misstated the number of coaches that have taken the franchise to the NBA Finals. The correct number is three. The story has been updated.