CORRECTION to April 29 story about Culdesac community

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Pedestrian Living that moved Monday, April 29, under a TEMPE dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 13th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

TEMPE – An April 29 Cronkite News story about the new Culdesac car-free community included incorrect timing for its opening. The community opened to residents last May.

 

CORRECTION to April 22 story about Catalina Foothills High tennis

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged Sports-Catalina Foothills Tennis that moved Monday, April 22, under a TUCSON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the byline. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

TUCSON – An April 22 Cronkite News story about Catalina Foothills High tennis had an incorrect byline. The story was written by Brett Lapinski.

CORRECTION to April 17 story about the M3F music festival’s philanthropic efforts

EDS: Clients who used the Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-M3F Philanthropy that moved Wednesday, April 17, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 13th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An April 17 Cronkite News story about the M3F music festival’s philanthropic efforts included incorrect timing of a Free Arts Day put on by Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona. At the Free Arts Day in November, the organization hosted youth from three shelters for unaccompanied minors.

CORRECCIÓN al reportaje del 11 de abril sobre el Festival de Cine de Phoenix

EDS: A los clientes que usaron un reportaje de Cronkite Noticias sobre Festival de Cine BC-CNS-Phoenix que se envió el viernes 12 de abril bajo una línea de fecha de PHOENIX se les pide que ejecuten la siguiente corrección. El error se produjo en el párrafo 12 del original. Una versión corregida de la historia ha sido publicada aquí

PHOENIX – Un artículo de Cronkite Noticias del 11 de abril citó erróneamente al cineasta Greg Kwedar en referencia a su socio creativo, Clint Bentley. La cita corregida de Kwedar debería decir: “Mi socio creativo Clint y yo filmamos nuestra última película aquí, y fuimos muy bien recibidos por la comunidad”.

CORRECTION to April 11 story on Phoenix Film Festival

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Phoenix Film Festival that moved Thursday, April 11, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 11th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An April 11 Cronkite News story misquoted filmmaker Greg Kwedar in reference to his creative partner, Clint Bentley. Kwedar’s corrected quote should read, “My creative partner Clint and I shot our last movie here, and we were very embraced by the community.”

 

CORRECTION to photo credit on Black businesses story

NOTE: Clients who used a story slugged BC-CNS-Black Businesses, which moved March 25, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to use the following correction. Caption information on the story posted here has been corrected to reflect the proper credit.

PHOENIX – A photo of Jalissa Smith that moved with a March 25 story about Black businesses in Arizona included an incorrect photo credit. The photo below should have been credited to Kayla Jackson/Cronkite News. Continue reading “CORRECTION to photo credit on Black businesses story”

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.