Two New York Times stories questioned after central numbers donโt add up
Two recent New York Times articles included significant numerical errors that elicited howls of protestโฆ
May 23, 2012
Numerical Errors
N.Y. Times corrects obit for New Yorker cartoonist Al Ross
The New York Times was off by a couple of decades in describing the careerโฆ
March 28, 2012
Numbers in yoga story leave New York Times twisted
The New York Times gets twisted into a knot over yoga numbers: Because of anโฆ
March 13, 2012
New York Times makes age mistake in story about age
The New York Times really should have gotten this particular woman's age right: An articleโฆ
March 6, 2012
New campaign offers tips to help journalists get their numbers straight
Thanks to a campaign from the U.K.'s Royal Statistical Society, journalists now have access to aโฆ
February 9, 2012
New York Times mistakes amount of fuel aboard Costa Concordia
Because of an editing error, an article on Tuesday about the Costa Concordia, the luxuryโฆ
January 19, 2012
New York Times corrects age in Tony Blankley obit
An earlier version misstated Mr. Blankleyโs age and the year of his birth. He wasโฆ
January 10, 2012