NYT's Public Editor Explains How 5 Editors Handled Error-Filled Cronkite Story

NYT's Public Editor Explains How 5 Editors Handled Error-Filled Cronkite Story
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THE TIMES published an especially embarrassing correction on July 22, fixing seven errors in a single article �" an appraisal of Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman famed for his meticulous reporting. The newspaper had wrong dates for historic events; gave incorrect information about Cronkite's work, his colleagues and his program's ratings; misstated the name of a news agency, and misspelled the name of a satellite.

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