Ottawa Citizen front page reports that Titanic sank in 2012

by Craig Silverman Published Apr. 9, 2012 1:36 pm Updated Apr. 9, 2012 1:39 pm

Note the date in the photo caption of this Ottawa Citizen front page image from April 7:

Here’s the resulting correction that ran Sunday:

RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912. An incorrect date appeared in Saturday’s Citizen.

The full front page with the photo (click for larger):

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http://twitter.com/kerrhall Kerry Hall

The error happens twice in the same caption. This is also a major historical event which has been receiving lots of press in Canada for the anniversary.

You won’t be a copy editor for long if this is the quality of your work.
http://twitter.com/robquig Robert Quigley

Typos and errors due to speed/lack of staff happen. It’s easy to snicker at this, but if you’re a copy editor for long enough, something like this will happen to you.