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Hiding in a what?
I’m the father of Alexandra Peltre, who survived the attack on Utoeya, Norway. The information given by the journalist in this report is not correct!
She did not hide in a wardrobe after being shot, and she never said anything about a wardrobe when she was interviewed.
She was shot while trying to hide along the waterline. After being shot, she managed to swim a bit out from the shoreline, and when the gunman moved on, she managed to crawl back to land where she was laying next to a young man shot in the shoulder. The two of them shared a jacket or sweater for warmth.
The gunman was apprehended a short time later, and she received life saving first-aid by the police. There was not a wardrobe in sight!
This was a bad one. Someone heard “water” in the interview and mistook it for wardrobe, illogical though that may sound. We pulled the piece: GBU Editor
What country was it?
We love to see your pictures every day but please, please mention the country after the city or province.
I think this is very very important thanks, Reuters.
Ali
Sometimes the production process we use strips out the country’s name, but we should manually restore it, as we did with several pictures in this slideshow after you pointed it out to us: GBU Editor
Michele, one “l”….
U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) talks to the audience after the end of the first New Hampshire debate of the 2012 campaign at St. Anselms College in Manchester, New Hampshire June 13, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Bachmann files papers to enter US White House race
MANCHESTER, N.H., June 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Michelle Bachmann said on Monday she has filed the paperwork to formally enter the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
You guys misspelled Michele Bachmann’s first name in this story, and in some photo captions I saw, too. It’s Michele, not Michelle!
A Supporter
The wrong word…
Sheriff officers search house-to-house as they look for survivors or those who may of been killed after a devastating tornado hit Joplin, Missouri May 23, 2011. At least 89 people have died in a monster tornado that left a path of destruction nearly a mile wide through the heart of of the city and directly hit the small Midwestern city’s main hospital. REUTERS
Looking at the pictures of the tornado destruction in Joplin, MO, I noticed several captions. Could you please inform your writer that “have” is a verb but “of” is not. “Of” is a preposition in case they no longer teach that in journalism school.
His photo caption stating that many “… may of been killed…” is a disgusting example of the decline in journalistic standards which permeates the news media these days.
I can’t believe your writer used this word in this manner, and I find it even more difficult to believe that some other editor or reviewer let this slide by as if this is perfectly normal usage.
If this is standard practice at Reuters, then my respect for this news service has certainly been diminished.
V.C.H.
What’s burning?
There is a widely distributed image credited to Reuters. Honest reporting dictates that you tell us what is burning in the background.
To be more clear, this was a protest against the planned burning of the Koran in Florida, and most of us believe that they are burning Bibles in the background.
Your photographer was there and he would know. Please let us know or you are not reporting the whole story, which would be a dereliction of duty.
Captain C.
Let me get this straight. You’re asking what is burning, but “most of you believe” it’s Bibles?
The smoke in the background here is from burning car tires, according to our photographer, who as you point out, was there.
The smoke is black, which could not be possible if books were being burned. The smoke engendered by burning paper is white or grey.
Obama isn’t a Republican
President Barack Obama (R) takes his seat after an awards ceremony at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, May 1, 2010 Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
When I hovered over the image of the President, it showed his name, and then (R), signifying he is a Republican. I think you may need to correct this.
Facts
The (R) means he is the person on the right, not that he is a Republican. You’re not the first reader to be confused by this, so maybe it isn’t as obvious as we like to think: GBU Editor
President Barack Obama (R) takes his seat after an awards ceremony at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, May 1, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
The confusion probably came from designating him as “on the right” in a photo that didn’t need it. The others in the photo are obviously in the background.
Not the Virgin Mary?
A statue of Virgin Mary sits amid the destruction left by a major earthquake in La Pezca March 1, 2010. Chile’s government scrambled on Monday to provide aid to thousands of homeless people in coastal towns devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunamis, as 10,000 troops patrolled to quell looting. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
This photo is NOT the “Virgin Mary” it is Saint Therese of Lisieux.
Born Marie Francois Therese Martin. She was raised at Alencon in France and when she entered the Convent at age 16 took the religious name Therese of the Infant Jesus and The Holy Face. In Hispanic speaking countries she is known as Santa Teresita.
S.B.
Several readers pointed this out to us. We corrected: GBU Editor
No, the other Korea…
Please see this page. I can see our national flag on the sled, called ‘Taegukgi.’
It is the South Korean national flag. Yes, I’m South Korean and want to correct the caption that says North Korea.
Chan
This picture is for South Korea’s four-man bobsleigh team. How can you say they are North Korean?
There is the South Korean flag. if you have a $20 atlas, you can find out. It is insulting for Koreans and Korean Olympics players.
Whoever wrote this article must apologize to Koreans.
Where is Los Angeles?
Singer Justin Timberlake (L) and actor Bradley Cooper wait to answer the phone during the “Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief” telethon in this handout photo provided by MTV on January 22, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. REUTERS/Jeff Kravitz/MTV Hope for Haiti Now/Handout
Regarding the Haiti benefit, I’m curious as to why you refer to Los Angeles as Los Angeles, California yet you refer to New York City, New York as simply New York and London, England as simply London?
I am offended at the notion that you feel people the world over are too stupid to know that Los Angeles is in California.
I absolutely hate the inference. Thank you for ruining my quick glimpse into what is otherwise a heartwarming story in relief of a people so desperate for help.
As a lifelong Angeleno, I tell you that I despise your coverage and your insinuation of our inferiority to those places you hold in such high regard as those other cities and that I will do everything I can to further desist from accessing any of your coverage.
Signing off from Los Angeles, California,
J.M. It is our style to let Los Angeles stand alone, without California, but now and then when you move the volume of photos we did of that event, it slips in.
Taunting children?
Members of the protest group Code Pink taunt local school children with chants about the war in Afghanistan as the children and their families arrive for a Halloween reception by U.S. President Barack Obama and his family at the White House in Washington, October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
I must strongly protest your caption on the photo of protesters outside the White House. Using the verb “taunt” with “local school children” as its object is inaccurate, pejorative and unwarranted.
Who is paying you to run such captions?
L.S.
Nobody is paying us to “run such captions.” Our photographer says the protesters said things to challenge and confront the children and their parents. For example, one protester dressed as a Wicked Witch was saying things like, “More pretties to die in my war! More pretties!”
He said they were not just protesting the war in general but were, in effect, telling these families that their children were going to die at war. That sounds pretty much like taunting to me: GBU Editor
I can understand someone trying to get thier point across but using kids to get that point across is wrong i do not really care what he or she said. they should have shown more class than to use kids in thier political banter. And some people wonder what is wrong with america today!!!! mainly it is that so many “adults” act like adolescents so why should the the teens act like adults.
Grow up and leave the children out of it.
DG
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