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That's still a lot of money from a company I never heard of. But it's still a big mistake and it's not just the mistake itself, as we all make them, but the fact the Journal buried the correction in inconspicuous type on page 2A with no explanation or apology whatsoever. I think whoever goofed should be required to identify himself/herself in a note to readers, explain why and how the mistake was made, and apologize. This should be standard policy on all corrections at the Journal and every other metro paper ... and I bet it would reduce the number of mistakes fast if personal responsibility had to be taken. But one thing I'll give the WSJ credit for. In the online version, it has the correction at the bottom of the original article so you can see it right then and there. On the Media Game blog is written by Gerry Storch.
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Sometimes you just have to shake your head at what you see in a paper. Even a paper as great as the Wall Street Journal, which ran a correction today (March 9) saying it was wrong when it reported VF Corp. CEO Eric Wiseman had received "expected pay" of $60.1 million in 2008. Actually, he received $8.8 million.About Gerry Storch
Gerry Storch, is an accomplished reporter and editor. From 1986 to 2001, Gerry served as the night news editor, business editor and sports editor of Gannett News Service, working out of USA Today's headquarters in northern Virginia. Previously, he worked for the Detroit News editing the Accent section and leading a team of eight investigative reporters. He also worked for the Miami Herald, the Associated Press in Richmond and Philadelphia, and interned at the Detroit Free Press. He served as a junior officer in the Navy and earned a B.A. in political science and M.A. in journalism from the University of Michigan.
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