CORRECTION to Feb. 16 story on food stamps

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-SNAP Drop that moved on Tuesday, Feb. 16, under a WASHINGTON 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.

WASHINGTON – A Feb. 16 Cronkite News story on access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program misstated the number of SNAP-eligible people who actually received the benefit in 2017. A Census Bureau report said that about one SNAP-eligible recipient in six did not get the benefit that year.

CORRECTION to Feb. 8 story on minimum-wage rally

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Minimum Wage that moved on Monday, Feb. 8, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the headline of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX– The headline on a Feb. 8 Cronkite News story about a rally to raise the minimum wage was incorrect. Organizers still want to allow customers to tip service workers, in addition to an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

CORRECTION to Feb. 3 story on COVID-19 stimulus bill

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Mayors Plea that moved Wednesday, Feb. 3, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 5th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Feb. 3 Cronkite News story about the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief bill misstated the partisan breakdown of the House’s 218-212 vote on the measure. Two Democrats joined all House Republicans to oppose the bill, while all other Democrats voted in favor.

CORRECTION to Jan. 7 story about Angel City

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Angel City that moved Thursday, Jan. 7, under a LOS ANGELES dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 5th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

LOS ANGELES – A Jan. 7 Cronkite News story about the Angel City Football Club misquoted the founder and president of the National Women’s Soccer League team in the fifth paragraph. Julie Uhrman said the team wants “to have an impact on equality.”

CORRECTION to Nov. 6 story on election protests

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Vote Rally, that moved Friday, Nov. 6, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the cutlines for three photos accompanying the story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – A Nov. 6 Cronkite News story about protests outside the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center misspelled the name of a subject in three accompanying photos. Jake Angeli was the fur-draped protester holding the QAnon and “God wins” signs.

CORRECTIONS to Nov. 16 and Nov. 20 California sports stories

EDS: Clients who used Cronkite News stories slugged BC-CNS California Multisport Choice that moved Nov. 16 under an Anaheim, California, dateline and/or Sports-California Interstate Athletes that moved Nov. 20 under a San Clemente, California, dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred on first reference to the group Next College Student Athlete. Corrected versions of the stories have been posted here for the Nov. 16 story and here for the Nov. 20 story.  

Two Cronkite News stories – one that published Nov. 16 about California athletes forced to make choices about their futures and another that published Nov. 20 about California athletes traveling to Arizona to play – incorrectly pluralized the name of the group Next College Student Athlete.

CORRECTION to Nov. 23 story on holiday travel

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Travel Unravels, that moved Monday, Nov. 23, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to use the following correction. The error occurred in the 22nd graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Nov. 23 Cronkite News story about holiday travel gave the wrong town for Susan Green’s travel agency. Susan’s Travel Services is located in Cave Creek.

CORRECTION to Nov. 14 story on pro-Trump rally in Washington

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-MAGA Marchers, that moved Saturday, Nov. 14, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in grafs 20 and 28 of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Nov. 14 Cronkite News about the pro-Trump march in Washington misspelled the last name of one of the subjects. Michael Waldbillig was attending the march from Tucson.

CORRECTION to Nov. 12 story on COVID-19 memorial

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-COVID Memorial, that moved Thursday, Nov. 12, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the eighth graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Nov. 12 Cronkite News story about a COVID-19 memorial in Washington misstated the previous work history of Suzanne Firstenberg, the artist who created the installation. Firstenberg worked 25 years as a hospice volunteer.

CORRECTION to Oct. 29 story on schools and COVID-19

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-COVID Schools, that moved Thursday, Oct. 29, under a WASHINGTON dateline, are asked to run the following correction. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An Oct. 29 Cronkite News story mischaracterized the Arizona Department of Health Services policy on in-person versus virtual schooling during COVID-19. The policy sets recommended guidelines for local schools, which have the ultimate authority on how to proceed.

CORRECTION to Oct. 22 story on APS rate increase

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-APS Rate Hike, that moved Thursday, Oct. 22, under a PHOENIX dateline, are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in the 12th and 14th grafs of the original story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Oct. 22 Cronkite News story on a proposed rate increase by APS misstated how community activist Stacey Champion felt about the timing. Champion said the timing could not be worse. The article also misidentified the date when she filed a formal complaint. She filed it in 2018.

CORRECTION to Oct. 16 story on Inde Motorsports Ranch

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged Sports-Inde Track Wilcox that moved Friday, Oct. 16, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The errors occurred in the third and 17th grafs of the original story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Oct. 16 Cronkite News story on improvements at the Inde Motorsports Ranch in Willcox misstated the cost of initiation fees and misspelled the name of member Mark Laniak. Initiation feels range from $25,000 to $75,000.

CORRECTION to Oct. 15 story on COVID-19 and teacher vacancies

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Teachers Bolt that moved Thursday, Oct. 15, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 14th graf of the original story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – An Oct. 15 Cronkite News story on the impact of COVID-19 on Arizona’s chronic teacher shortage misstated the location of one of the school districts cited. Pima Unified School District is located in the town of Pima.

CORRECTION to Oct. 7 story on COVID in ICE detention facilities

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged CNS-LaPalma-COVID-19 that moved Wednesday, Oct. 7, under a PHOENIX dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the second graf of the original story. The changes make clear the numbers used are cumulative numbers, not “active” cases as the original article stated. Additional clarifications have been added throughout the story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Oct. 7 Cronkite News story on La Palma Correctional Center, a privately run immigration detention center in Eloy, mischaracterized the status of COVID-19 cases in the facility. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported 400 cumulative cases as of Oct. 7. The agency reported 26 confirmed active cases.

CORRECTION to Sept. 28 on USCIS delays

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-CIS Delay that moved Monday, Sept. 28, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the lede of the original story. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Sept. 28 Cronkite News story on delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services caused by COVID-19 and budget issues misstated the amount of time that one subject in the story has spent in the U.S. Perla Macias has lived here for 21 years.

CORRECTION to Oct. 1 story on Phoenix Rising slur

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged Sports-Rising Homophobic Slur that moved Thursday, Oct. 1, under a PHOENIX dateline and used an accompanying photo and cutline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in cutline of a photo featuring Junior Flemmings. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

PHOENIX – An Oct. 1 Cronkite News story on the Phoenix Rising misidentified the type of pejorative allegedly said by Junior Flemmings. It was a homophobic slur.

CORRECTION to Sept. 25 story on Sinema, Supreme Court

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Sinema Scotus that moved Friday, Sept. 25, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 6th graf of the original and in the accompanying video. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON – A Sept. 25 Cronkite News story on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, and her silence on a Supreme Court nominee, misidentified the affiliation of a source quoted in the story. Garrett Bess is vice president of government relations at Heritage Action for America.

 

CORRECTION to Sept. 16 story on political social media campaign

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Troll Farming that moved Wednesday, Sept. 16, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 16th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here

WASHINGTON – A source quoted in a Sept. 16 Cronkite News story, on the investigation into a secretive social media campaign that reportedly paid Arizona teens to post political messages, misstated the name of an organization involved. News reports said that Turning Point Action was behind the project.

CORRECTION to Sept. 15 story on hate-motivated killing

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Attack Anniversary that moved Tuesday, Sept. 15, under a WASHINGTON dateline are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 11th, 12th and 21st grafs of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON  – A Sept. 15 Cronkite News story on the anniversary of the hate-motivated murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi misspelled the name of one of the people in the story. Paradise Valley resident Anjleen Kaur Gumer is a local advocate with the Sikh Coalition.

CORRECTION to Aug. 18 story on DNC health care speakers

EDS: Clients who used a Cronkite News story slugged BC-CNS-Health Voices that moved Tuesday, Aug. 18, are asked to run the following correction. The error occurred in the 16th graf of the original. A corrected version of the story has been posted here.

WASHINGTON  – An Aug. 18 Cronkite News story on two Arizonans who spoke at the Democratic National Convention about their struggles with health care incorrectly described the type of health insurance one of them received. Despite having a pre-existing condition, Jeff Jeans was able to get a pre-existing condition health plan under the Affordable Care Act.