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September 16th, 2008

The wrong Berry

Posted by: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Editor

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Wouldn’t it be nice if you had the right picture of the phone in your article? Nice article, BTW.

P.T.

Yes, it would have been nice. This photo was not a good choice to illustrate this story, and if we did have to use it, the caption should have made clear what readers were seeing: GBU Editor

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August 12th, 2008

Wrong kind of gun

Posted by: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Editor

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Jeff Holguin of the U.S. unloads his rifle during a shooting practice ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 7, 2008. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz

Your caption calls this a a rifle. In fact, it is a shotgun.

John

Several readers noticed this one. We corrected: GBU Editor

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July 2nd, 2008

The right Green River?

Posted by: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Editor

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Karen Ropp views the town of Green River before re-boarding the 5 California Zephyr Amtrak train in Green River, Wyoming June 13, 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Lott

Amtak does not serve Wyoming. Could the second picture be Green River Utah?

Carol

Our caption was correct. The train made a detour through Wyoming because of track work in Colorado, and this was indeed Green River, Wyoming: GBU Editor

May 12th, 2008

Georgia on my Mind

Posted by: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Editor

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I like the “News Map” Flash presentation of events around the world. However, there is an error. On the Map for May 8th, 2008 news for the state of Georgia ( in the United States ) has news for Georgia ( the one that was once part of the USSR ). Yes they have the same name and spelling but pretty bad to confuse the two on a “Global” news Web site.
Just thought Reuters may want to know.
John

This feature is still in the development stage. It pretty clearly hasn’t been perfected yet: GBU Editor

April 2nd, 2008

Faces in the background?

Posted by: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Editor

torch-shot-200.jpgA paramilitary policeman stands guard near Tiananmen Square during a ceremony for the 2008 Olympic torch’s arrival in Beijing, March 31, 2008.The Beijing Olympic flame was welcomed by cheering children in the Chinese capital amid tight security on Monday after attempts by pro-Tibet protesters in Athens to block its path. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause  

Are those mannequins behind the paramilitary policemen?

P.V.

Yes: GBU Editor