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April 7, 2008
April 7, 2008.
For the record
The Times retracts Shakur story
An article and related materials published on the Los Angeles Times website on March 17 have been removed from the site because they relied heavily on information that The Times no longer believes to be credible.
The article, titled "An Attack on Tupac Shakur Launched a Hip-Hop War" and written by Times staff writer Chuck Philips, purported to relate "new" information about a 1994 assault on rap star Tupac Shakur, including a description of events contained in FBI reports.
The Times has since concluded that the FBI reports were fabricated and that some of the other sources relied on -- including the person Philips previously believed to be the "confidential source" cited in the FBI reports -- do not support major elements of the story.
Consequently, The Times is retracting the March 17 Web publications as well as a shorter version of the article that appeared on Page E1 in the March 19 Calendar section of the newspaper. Statements that Philips made in two online chats, on March 18 and 25, and on The Times' Soundboard blog on March 21 also are being retracted.
Among other things, the March 17 article and related Times publications reported that newly discovered information supported Shakur's claims that associates of music executive Sean "Diddy" Combs orchestrated an attack in which Shakur was injured at the Quad Recording Studios in New York on Nov. 30, 1994.
The information, which came from the purported FBI reports and other sources, said that James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond, a talent manager; Jacques "Haitian Jack" Agnant, a figure on the New York hip-hop scene; and James Sabatino, purportedly one of Combs' associates, arranged the assault on Shakur because they were angry that he had rejected overtures to sign with Combs' Bad Boy Records.
The Times now believes that Sabatino fabricated the FBI reports and concocted his role in the assault as well as his supposed relationships with Combs, Rosemond and Agnant.
Consequently, The Times specifically retracts all statements in the article, and in its related publications, that state or suggest in any way that Rosemond, Agnant and Sabatino orchestrated or played any role in the assault on Shakur or that they lured him into an ambush at the Quad studios.
To the extent these publications could be interpreted as creating the impression that Combs was involved in arranging the attack, The Times wishes to correct that misimpression, which was neither stated in the article nor intended.
The Times also reported that Sabatino told Combs in advance that Shakur was going to be attacked. The Times now believes that Sabatino had no involvement in the attack and that he never spoke to Combs about it. Any statements or implications suggesting that Combs was given advance knowledge of the assault on Shakur, or played any role in it, are specifically retracted.
In addition, The Times was mistaken in reporting that Rosemond has served prison time for drug dealing and was convicted in 1996 of drug offenses. The Times specifically retracts those statements.
The Times began investigating the accuracy of its reporting after William Bastone, editor of The SmokingGun.com, called Philips on March 25 to say he believed the purported FBI documents posted at LATimes.com were fabricated.
A report posted on TheSmoking Gun.com the following day provided a detailed analysis of the documents, including a comparison with other papers Sabatino had filed in court, and strongly suggested that Sabatino had manufactured them with a typewriter, photocopier and other materials.
Later that day, The Times posted an article on its website saying that the authenticity of the documents and Philips' story had been challenged. The next day, March 27, The Times published a front-page story reporting that the newspaper had been the victim of a hoax and apologizing for its error. The Times reiterates that apology here.
March 27, 2008.
For the record
The Times apologizes over article on rapper
By James Rainey Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
A Los Angeles Times story about a brutal 1994 attack on rap superstar Tupac Shakur was partially based on documents that appear to have been fabricated, the reporter and editor responsible for the story said Wednesday.
FOR THE RECORD:
Tupac Shakur: An article in Thursday's Section A on The Times' plan to investigate its March 17 report on rapper Tupac Shakur gave the wrong first name for the lawyer for rap talent manager James Rosemond. He is Jeffrey Lichtman, not Marc.
Reporter Chuck Philips and his supervisor, Deputy Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin, issued statements of apology Wednesday afternoon. The statements came after The Times took withering criticism for the Shakur article, which appeared on latimes.com last week and two days later in the paper's Calendar section.
The criticism came first from The Smoking Gun website, which said the newspaper had been the victim of a hoax, and then from subjects of the story, who said they had been defamed.
"In relying on documents that I now believe were fake, I failed to do my job," Philips said in a statement Wednesday. "I'm sorry."
In his statement, Duvoisin added: "We should not have let ourselves be fooled. That we were is as much my fault as Chuck's. I deeply regret that we let our readers down."
Times Editor Russ Stanton announced that the newspaper would launch an internal review of the documents and the reporting surrounding the story. Stanton said he took the criticisms of the March 17 report "very seriously."
"We published this story with the sincere belief that the documents were genuine, but our good intentions are beside the point," Stanton said in a statement.
"The bottom line is that the documents we relied on should not have been used. We apologize both to our readers and to those referenced in the documents and, as a result, in the story. We are continuing to investigate this matter and will fulfill our journalistic responsibility for critical self-examination."
The story first appeared March 17 on latimes.com under the headline "An Attack on Tupac Shakur Launched a Hip-Hop War." The article described a Nov. 30, 1994, ambush at Quad Recording Studios in New York, where the rap singer was pistol-whipped and shot several times by three men. No one has been charged in the crime, but before his death two years later, Shakur said repeatedly that he suspected allies of rap impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs.
The assault touched off a bicoastal war between Shakur and fellow adherents of West Coast rap and their East Coast rivals, most famously represented by Christopher Wallace, better known as Notorious B.I.G. Both Shakur and Wallace ultimately died violently.
The Times story said the paper had obtained "FBI records" in which a confidential informant accused two men of helping to set up the attack on Shakur -- James Rosemond, a prominent rap talent manager, and James Sabatino, identified in the story as a promoter. The story said the two allegedly wanted to curry favor with Combs and believed Shakur had disrespected them.
The purported FBI records are the documents Philips and Duvoisin now believe were faked.
The story provoked vehement denials from lawyers for Combs and Rosemond, both before and after publication.
Rosemond said in a statement Wednesday that the Times article created "a potentially violent climate in the hip-hop community." His attorney, Jeffrey Lichtman, added: "I would suggest to Mr. Philips and his editors that they immediately print an apology and take out their checkbooks -- or brace themselves for an epic lawsuit."
Although The Times has not identified the source of the purported FBI reports, The Smoking Gun (www.the smokinggun.com) asserted that the documents were forged by Sabatino. The website identified him as a convicted con man with a history of elaborate fantasies designed to exaggerate his place in the rap music firmament. He is currently in federal prison on fraud charges.
"The Times appears to have been hoaxed by an imprisoned con man and accomplished document forger, an audacious swindler who has created a fantasy world in which he managed hip-hop luminaries," the Smoking Gun reported.
Combs' lawyer Howard Weitzman, in a letter to Times Publisher David Hiller, called the story inaccurate. He expanded an earlier demand for a retraction and said he believed that The Times' conduct met the legal standard for "actual malice," which would allow a public figure such as Combs to obtain damages in a libel suit.
The purported FBI reports were filed by Sabatino with a federal court in Miami four months ago in connection with a lawsuit against Combs in which he claimed he was never paid for rap recordings in which he said he was involved. Sabatino, 31, said he had obtained the documents to help him prepare his defense in a criminal case against him in 2002, according to the Smoking Gun.
Philips, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, said he believed in the authenticity of the documents in part because they had been filed in court. But the Smoking Gun's sharply critical review said The Times had overlooked numerous misspellings and unusual acronyms and redactions that could have cast doubt on the documents' authenticity.
Moreover, the documents appeared to have been prepared on a typewriter, the Smoking Gun account noted, adding that a former FBI supervisor estimated that the bureau ceased using typewriters about 30 years ago. The website said its reporters had learned that the documents could not be found in an FBI database.
The website also described unexplained coincidences that made it appear Sabatino had composed the documents from prison. The Smoking Gun showed that Sabatino had filed court papers on his own behalf that had "obvious similarities" in typography and "remarkably similar spelling deficiencies" to those in the purported FBI documents.
The Smoking Gun used a report from Sabatino's sentencing in 2003 for fraud and identity theft to suggest that his history of lying began in childhood. When the boy's mother left home at 11, he told a teacher that his mother had died in an accident, rather than acknowledge the truth, said his father, Peter Sabatino, according to the website. It posted what it said was a letter that the father wrote to the judge.
At the sentencing, the younger Sabatino told the judge that he had been battling a "demon for a very long time" and that his motivation for committing fraud was "to make attention to myself," according to another court document posted by the website. The headline on the Smoking Gun story, over a picture of the picture of the portly Sabatino: "Big Phat Liar."
Philips said in an interview that he had believed the documents were legitimate because, in the reporting he had already done on the story, he had heard many of the same details.
He said a source had led him to three prison inmates who purportedly carried out the attack on Shakur. One of those inmates implicated the planners of the attack and another implied who was involved, Philips said. Two others who said they witnessed the attack corroborated portions of the scenario described in the article, he said. None of the sources were named in the story.
Philips also said the events the sources described fit with previous accounts in the media and even in Shakur's songs.
Still, Philips said he wished he had done more.
Philips said he sought to check the authenticity of the documents with the U.S. attorney's office in New York, which had handled the investigation of the attack on Shakur, and with a retired FBI agent, but did not directly ask the FBI about them. The U.S. attorney's office declined to comment, while the former FBI agent said the documents appeared legitimate, Philips said.
His statement said he "approached this article the same way I've approached every article I've ever written: in pursuit of the truth. I now believe the truth here is that I got duped. For this, I take full responsibility and I apologize."
Philips has spent years digging into the rap music business and had won a reputation as a dogged streetwise reporter. He and Times reporter Michael Hiltzik shared a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for beat reporting for their accounts of entertainment industry corruption, including illegal detoxification programs for celebrities.
Duvoisin has overseen many of The Times' most notable investigative projects in recent years.
The first significant tip that led to the Shakur story came nearly a year ago, Philips said. He conducted interviews and reported the story in the interim, then focused on the piece more intensively beginning in January.
The story was reviewed by Duvoisin and two editors on the copy desk.
Other investigative stories published by The Times in recent years have in some cases received the scrutiny of at least one more editor and often of the managing editor or editor of the newspaper. The Shakur piece did not receive that many layers of review.
Bob Steele, a journalism values scholar at the Poynter Institute, said he would not pass judgment on The Times' editing process.
"But any time you have a substantive investigative project you need multiple levels of quality control," Steele said. "You need contrarians within the organization who are going to be very skeptical."
The editor of Smoking Gun, Bill Bastone, who shepherded the website's critique, had been an acquaintance of Philips before the Shakur investigation. The two met not long ago for lunch, discussing their mutual passion for investigative reporting and other matters.
Bastone knew The Times would publish a story related to the attack on Shakur, and he said he had immediate misgivings when he saw the piece last week.
He said he called Philips to say "things just don't feel right about this."
Bastone said he "took no joy in doing this," adding, "We greatly respect your paper and Chuck and Chuck's work. . . . But I think what happened here is that this guy Sabatino is a master con man, and they got caught up with him."
For the record
The Times retracts Shakur story
An article and related materials published on the Los Angeles Times website on March 17 have been removed from the site because they relied heavily on information that The Times no longer believes to be credible.
The article, titled "An Attack on Tupac Shakur Launched a Hip-Hop War" and written by Times staff writer Chuck Philips, purported to relate "new" information about a 1994 assault on rap star Tupac Shakur, including a description of events contained in FBI reports.
The Times has since concluded that the FBI reports were fabricated and that some of the other sources relied on -- including the person Philips previously believed to be the "confidential source" cited in the FBI reports -- do not support major elements of the story.
Consequently, The Times is retracting the March 17 Web publications as well as a shorter version of the article that appeared on Page E1 in the March 19 Calendar section of the newspaper. Statements that Philips made in two online chats, on March 18 and 25, and on The Times' Soundboard blog on March 21 also are being retracted.
Among other things, the March 17 article and related Times publications reported that newly discovered information supported Shakur's claims that associates of music executive Sean "Diddy" Combs orchestrated an attack in which Shakur was injured at the Quad Recording Studios in New York on Nov. 30, 1994.
The information, which came from the purported FBI reports and other sources, said that James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond, a talent manager; Jacques "Haitian Jack" Agnant, a figure on the New York hip-hop scene; and James Sabatino, purportedly one of Combs' associates, arranged the assault on Shakur because they were angry that he had rejected overtures to sign with Combs' Bad Boy Records.
The Times now believes that Sabatino fabricated the FBI reports and concocted his role in the assault as well as his supposed relationships with Combs, Rosemond and Agnant.
Consequently, The Times specifically retracts all statements in the article, and in its related publications, that state or suggest in any way that Rosemond, Agnant and Sabatino orchestrated or played any role in the assault on Shakur or that they lured him into an ambush at the Quad studios.
To the extent these publications could be interpreted as creating the impression that Combs was involved in arranging the attack, The Times wishes to correct that misimpression, which was neither stated in the article nor intended.
The Times also reported that Sabatino told Combs in advance that Shakur was going to be attacked. The Times now believes that Sabatino had no involvement in the attack and that he never spoke to Combs about it. Any statements or implications suggesting that Combs was given advance knowledge of the assault on Shakur, or played any role in it, are specifically retracted.
In addition, The Times was mistaken in reporting that Rosemond has served prison time for drug dealing and was convicted in 1996 of drug offenses. The Times specifically retracts those statements.
The Times began investigating the accuracy of its reporting after William Bastone, editor of The SmokingGun.com, called Philips on March 25 to say he believed the purported FBI documents posted at LATimes.com were fabricated.
A report posted on TheSmoking Gun.com the following day provided a detailed analysis of the documents, including a comparison with other papers Sabatino had filed in court, and strongly suggested that Sabatino had manufactured them with a typewriter, photocopier and other materials.
Later that day, The Times posted an article on its website saying that the authenticity of the documents and Philips' story had been challenged. The next day, March 27, The Times published a front-page story reporting that the newspaper had been the victim of a hoax and apologizing for its error. The Times reiterates that apology here.
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March 27, 2008.
For the record
The Times apologizes over article on rapper
By James Rainey Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
A Los Angeles Times story about a brutal 1994 attack on rap superstar Tupac Shakur was partially based on documents that appear to have been fabricated, the reporter and editor responsible for the story said Wednesday.
FOR THE RECORD:
Tupac Shakur: An article in Thursday's Section A on The Times' plan to investigate its March 17 report on rapper Tupac Shakur gave the wrong first name for the lawyer for rap talent manager James Rosemond. He is Jeffrey Lichtman, not Marc.
Reporter Chuck Philips and his supervisor, Deputy Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin, issued statements of apology Wednesday afternoon. The statements came after The Times took withering criticism for the Shakur article, which appeared on latimes.com last week and two days later in the paper's Calendar section.
The criticism came first from The Smoking Gun website, which said the newspaper had been the victim of a hoax, and then from subjects of the story, who said they had been defamed.
"In relying on documents that I now believe were fake, I failed to do my job," Philips said in a statement Wednesday. "I'm sorry."
In his statement, Duvoisin added: "We should not have let ourselves be fooled. That we were is as much my fault as Chuck's. I deeply regret that we let our readers down."
Times Editor Russ Stanton announced that the newspaper would launch an internal review of the documents and the reporting surrounding the story. Stanton said he took the criticisms of the March 17 report "very seriously."
"We published this story with the sincere belief that the documents were genuine, but our good intentions are beside the point," Stanton said in a statement.
"The bottom line is that the documents we relied on should not have been used. We apologize both to our readers and to those referenced in the documents and, as a result, in the story. We are continuing to investigate this matter and will fulfill our journalistic responsibility for critical self-examination."
The story first appeared March 17 on latimes.com under the headline "An Attack on Tupac Shakur Launched a Hip-Hop War." The article described a Nov. 30, 1994, ambush at Quad Recording Studios in New York, where the rap singer was pistol-whipped and shot several times by three men. No one has been charged in the crime, but before his death two years later, Shakur said repeatedly that he suspected allies of rap impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs.
The assault touched off a bicoastal war between Shakur and fellow adherents of West Coast rap and their East Coast rivals, most famously represented by Christopher Wallace, better known as Notorious B.I.G. Both Shakur and Wallace ultimately died violently.
The Times story said the paper had obtained "FBI records" in which a confidential informant accused two men of helping to set up the attack on Shakur -- James Rosemond, a prominent rap talent manager, and James Sabatino, identified in the story as a promoter. The story said the two allegedly wanted to curry favor with Combs and believed Shakur had disrespected them.
The purported FBI records are the documents Philips and Duvoisin now believe were faked.
The story provoked vehement denials from lawyers for Combs and Rosemond, both before and after publication.
Rosemond said in a statement Wednesday that the Times article created "a potentially violent climate in the hip-hop community." His attorney, Jeffrey Lichtman, added: "I would suggest to Mr. Philips and his editors that they immediately print an apology and take out their checkbooks -- or brace themselves for an epic lawsuit."
Although The Times has not identified the source of the purported FBI reports, The Smoking Gun (www.the smokinggun.com) asserted that the documents were forged by Sabatino. The website identified him as a convicted con man with a history of elaborate fantasies designed to exaggerate his place in the rap music firmament. He is currently in federal prison on fraud charges.
"The Times appears to have been hoaxed by an imprisoned con man and accomplished document forger, an audacious swindler who has created a fantasy world in which he managed hip-hop luminaries," the Smoking Gun reported.
Combs' lawyer Howard Weitzman, in a letter to Times Publisher David Hiller, called the story inaccurate. He expanded an earlier demand for a retraction and said he believed that The Times' conduct met the legal standard for "actual malice," which would allow a public figure such as Combs to obtain damages in a libel suit.
The purported FBI reports were filed by Sabatino with a federal court in Miami four months ago in connection with a lawsuit against Combs in which he claimed he was never paid for rap recordings in which he said he was involved. Sabatino, 31, said he had obtained the documents to help him prepare his defense in a criminal case against him in 2002, according to the Smoking Gun.
Philips, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, said he believed in the authenticity of the documents in part because they had been filed in court. But the Smoking Gun's sharply critical review said The Times had overlooked numerous misspellings and unusual acronyms and redactions that could have cast doubt on the documents' authenticity.
Moreover, the documents appeared to have been prepared on a typewriter, the Smoking Gun account noted, adding that a former FBI supervisor estimated that the bureau ceased using typewriters about 30 years ago. The website said its reporters had learned that the documents could not be found in an FBI database.
The website also described unexplained coincidences that made it appear Sabatino had composed the documents from prison. The Smoking Gun showed that Sabatino had filed court papers on his own behalf that had "obvious similarities" in typography and "remarkably similar spelling deficiencies" to those in the purported FBI documents.
The Smoking Gun used a report from Sabatino's sentencing in 2003 for fraud and identity theft to suggest that his history of lying began in childhood. When the boy's mother left home at 11, he told a teacher that his mother had died in an accident, rather than acknowledge the truth, said his father, Peter Sabatino, according to the website. It posted what it said was a letter that the father wrote to the judge.
At the sentencing, the younger Sabatino told the judge that he had been battling a "demon for a very long time" and that his motivation for committing fraud was "to make attention to myself," according to another court document posted by the website. The headline on the Smoking Gun story, over a picture of the picture of the portly Sabatino: "Big Phat Liar."
Philips said in an interview that he had believed the documents were legitimate because, in the reporting he had already done on the story, he had heard many of the same details.
He said a source had led him to three prison inmates who purportedly carried out the attack on Shakur. One of those inmates implicated the planners of the attack and another implied who was involved, Philips said. Two others who said they witnessed the attack corroborated portions of the scenario described in the article, he said. None of the sources were named in the story.
Philips also said the events the sources described fit with previous accounts in the media and even in Shakur's songs.
Still, Philips said he wished he had done more.
Philips said he sought to check the authenticity of the documents with the U.S. attorney's office in New York, which had handled the investigation of the attack on Shakur, and with a retired FBI agent, but did not directly ask the FBI about them. The U.S. attorney's office declined to comment, while the former FBI agent said the documents appeared legitimate, Philips said.
His statement said he "approached this article the same way I've approached every article I've ever written: in pursuit of the truth. I now believe the truth here is that I got duped. For this, I take full responsibility and I apologize."
Philips has spent years digging into the rap music business and had won a reputation as a dogged streetwise reporter. He and Times reporter Michael Hiltzik shared a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for beat reporting for their accounts of entertainment industry corruption, including illegal detoxification programs for celebrities.
Duvoisin has overseen many of The Times' most notable investigative projects in recent years.
The first significant tip that led to the Shakur story came nearly a year ago, Philips said. He conducted interviews and reported the story in the interim, then focused on the piece more intensively beginning in January.
The story was reviewed by Duvoisin and two editors on the copy desk.
Other investigative stories published by The Times in recent years have in some cases received the scrutiny of at least one more editor and often of the managing editor or editor of the newspaper. The Shakur piece did not receive that many layers of review.
Bob Steele, a journalism values scholar at the Poynter Institute, said he would not pass judgment on The Times' editing process.
"But any time you have a substantive investigative project you need multiple levels of quality control," Steele said. "You need contrarians within the organization who are going to be very skeptical."
The editor of Smoking Gun, Bill Bastone, who shepherded the website's critique, had been an acquaintance of Philips before the Shakur investigation. The two met not long ago for lunch, discussing their mutual passion for investigative reporting and other matters.
Bastone knew The Times would publish a story related to the attack on Shakur, and he said he had immediate misgivings when he saw the piece last week.
He said he called Philips to say "things just don't feel right about this."
Bastone said he "took no joy in doing this," adding, "We greatly respect your paper and Chuck and Chuck's work. . . . But I think what happened here is that this guy Sabatino is a master con man, and they got caught up with him."
Culver City: In Monday's Section A, a photo caption with an article about the renaissance in the cultural and commercial life of Culver City said the Tennis Channel building would be part of the Hayden Tract, and it referred to the area as a largely abandoned industrial sector. The Tennis Channel building is already part of the Hayden Tract. Although the area was largely abandoned in the early 1990s, it has now attracted post-production companies, Internet-related firms and cafes.
Shangri-La Music: An article in Tuesday's Calendar section about Shangri-La Music said that the indie rock band the Duke Spirit had signed with the record label after "misfires" with several other imprints, including You Are Here Records. You Are Here signed a contract with the group in 2007 and continues to distribute its music outside North America.
High school sports: It was incorrectly reported in Eric Sondheimer's column in Wednesday's Sports section that Corona del Mar defeated Valencia in last year's Southern Section Division II final. The Sea Kings defeated Santa Barbara.
If you believe that we have made an error, or you have questions about The Times' journalistic standards and practices, you may contact Jamie Gold, readers' representative, by e-mail at readers.rep@latimes.com, by phone at (877) 554-4000, by fax at (213) 237-3535 or by mail at 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The readers' representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep
Shangri-La Music: An article in Tuesday's Calendar section about Shangri-La Music said that the indie rock band the Duke Spirit had signed with the record label after "misfires" with several other imprints, including You Are Here Records. You Are Here signed a contract with the group in 2007 and continues to distribute its music outside North America.
High school sports: It was incorrectly reported in Eric Sondheimer's column in Wednesday's Sports section that Corona del Mar defeated Valencia in last year's Southern Section Division II final. The Sea Kings defeated Santa Barbara.
If you believe that we have made an error, or you have questions about The Times' journalistic standards and practices, you may contact Jamie Gold, readers' representative, by e-mail at readers.rep@latimes.com, by phone at (877) 554-4000, by fax at (213) 237-3535 or by mail at 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The readers' representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep
April 9, 2008
Hot Property: The April 6 column reported that Nicole Kidman had purchased a Brentwood home for $7 million. Kidman looked at the home a few months ago but did not purchase it, according to her publicist Catherine Olim of PMK/HBH. She is still looking for a home, Olim reports.
Harry's Bar: A news brief in Tuesday's Section A about a discount offered at Ernest Hemingway's old haunt, Harry's Bar, said it was in Rome. There is a bar by that name in Rome, but the one frequented by Hemingway and offering the discount is in Venice.
Movie opening dates: The movies list in Sunday's Calendar section said that the films "College" and "Shotgun Stories" were opening this Friday. They aren't. "College" now has no release date, and "Shotgun Stories" is opening April 25. Also, "Brick Lane," which was listed as having already opened, is not scheduled to open until June 20.
Hawaii: An article in the April 6 Travel section about changes at some businesses in Hawaii popular with tourists listed an incorrect website for the Royal Hawaiian hotel. The website is www.royal-hawaiian.com.
Pulitzer Prizes: A photograph in Section A on Tuesday that accompanied an article announcing winners of the 92nd Pulitzer Prizes identified Leonard Downie Jr. as managing editor of the Washington Post. Downie is the newspaper's executive editor.
Capsule: In Monday's Health section article about people who have a normal body-mass index yet have too much body fat, Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez was named as the lead author of a study. He was the senior author; Dr. Abel Romero-Corral was the lead author.
Heston obituary: The obituary of actor Charlton Heston in Section A on Sunday said the chariot race in the film "Ben-Hur" was directed by Yakima Canutt. In fact, the sequence was filmed and directed by Andrew Marton.
Newsom obituary: The obituary of diplomat David D. Newsom in Monday's California section incorrectly reported the year he received a master's degree from Columbia University. It was 1940, not 1950.
Elephant show: An article in Sunday's California section about the closing of the elephant show at San Diego's Wild Animal Park suggested that it was akin to popular musicals such as "Oklahoma!", "Cats" and "The Lion King," which "dazzled Broadway for years and then departed. "The Lion King" has played on Broadway since 1997, though it switched theaters in 2006.
If you believe that we have made an error, or you have questions about The Times' journalistic standards and practices, you may contact Jamie Gold, readers' representative, by e-mail at readers.rep@latimes.com, by phone at (877) 554-4000, by fax at (213) 237-3535 or by mail at 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The readers' representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep
Harry's Bar: A news brief in Tuesday's Section A about a discount offered at Ernest Hemingway's old haunt, Harry's Bar, said it was in Rome. There is a bar by that name in Rome, but the one frequented by Hemingway and offering the discount is in Venice.
Movie opening dates: The movies list in Sunday's Calendar section said that the films "College" and "Shotgun Stories" were opening this Friday. They aren't. "College" now has no release date, and "Shotgun Stories" is opening April 25. Also, "Brick Lane," which was listed as having already opened, is not scheduled to open until June 20.
Hawaii: An article in the April 6 Travel section about changes at some businesses in Hawaii popular with tourists listed an incorrect website for the Royal Hawaiian hotel. The website is www.royal-hawaiian.com.
Pulitzer Prizes: A photograph in Section A on Tuesday that accompanied an article announcing winners of the 92nd Pulitzer Prizes identified Leonard Downie Jr. as managing editor of the Washington Post. Downie is the newspaper's executive editor.
Capsule: In Monday's Health section article about people who have a normal body-mass index yet have too much body fat, Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez was named as the lead author of a study. He was the senior author; Dr. Abel Romero-Corral was the lead author.
Heston obituary: The obituary of actor Charlton Heston in Section A on Sunday said the chariot race in the film "Ben-Hur" was directed by Yakima Canutt. In fact, the sequence was filmed and directed by Andrew Marton.
Newsom obituary: The obituary of diplomat David D. Newsom in Monday's California section incorrectly reported the year he received a master's degree from Columbia University. It was 1940, not 1950.
Elephant show: An article in Sunday's California section about the closing of the elephant show at San Diego's Wild Animal Park suggested that it was akin to popular musicals such as "Oklahoma!", "Cats" and "The Lion King," which "dazzled Broadway for years and then departed. "The Lion King" has played on Broadway since 1997, though it switched theaters in 2006.
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April 8, 2008
UCLA: A Section A article Monday on breaches of the private files of UCLA patients said Dr. David Feinberg joined UCLA in July. He became chief executive of the UCLA Hospital System in July; before that he was medical director of UCLA's neuropsychiatric hospital.
Obama's law career: An article in Sunday's Section A about Sen. Barack Obama's career as a lawyer said he was hired as a junior lawyer at the firm then known as Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Gallard and now known as Miner, Barnhill & Gallard. The correct spelling of the final surname is Galland.
Strip club fees: An article in Monday's Section A about a strip club fee in Texas described Dawn Rizos as the co-owner of the Lodge in Dallas. Rizos is the sole owner.
Sudan census: An article in Monday's Section A about an upcoming census in Sudan said the number of refugees returning to southern Sudan from Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and other countries was expected to reach 6,000 this month. The 6,000 figure is not a monthly total; it is an estimate of weekly arrivals during the month.
Chris Daughtry: In a review of the Bon Jovi concert in Monday's Calendar Section, Chris Daughtry was incorrectly identified as a runner-up on "American Idol." He came in fourth in the 2006 competition.
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Obama's law career: An article in Sunday's Section A about Sen. Barack Obama's career as a lawyer said he was hired as a junior lawyer at the firm then known as Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Gallard and now known as Miner, Barnhill & Gallard. The correct spelling of the final surname is Galland.
Strip club fees: An article in Monday's Section A about a strip club fee in Texas described Dawn Rizos as the co-owner of the Lodge in Dallas. Rizos is the sole owner.
Sudan census: An article in Monday's Section A about an upcoming census in Sudan said the number of refugees returning to southern Sudan from Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and other countries was expected to reach 6,000 this month. The 6,000 figure is not a monthly total; it is an estimate of weekly arrivals during the month.
Chris Daughtry: In a review of the Bon Jovi concert in Monday's Calendar Section, Chris Daughtry was incorrectly identified as a runner-up on "American Idol." He came in fourth in the 2006 competition.
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April 7, 2008
Final Four tickets: An article in Sunday's Sports section said each of the four schools that competed in the men's Final Four received 3,750 tickets, most in the upper level of San Antonio's Alamodome. UCLA said each school received 3,250 tickets, and the UCLA allotment included 1,800 in the lower level and 1,450 in the upper level.
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April 6, 2008
Ken Nelson obituary: A photo with an obituary of Capitol Records producer Ken Nelson in the Jan. 8 California section showed Nelson with three others at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Ray Walker, shown in a portion of the published photo, was wrongly identified in the caption as Gordon Stoker.
Stock table: The "25 other widely held" table that appears on the Weekend Market Roundup page in Business on Sundays, listing trading data about stocks of wide interest that are not members of the Dow Jones industrial average, incorrectly included Bank of America Corp. and Chevron Corp. on five Sundays from Feb. 24 to March 23. Bank of America and Chevron were added to the Dow on Feb. 19.
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Stock table: The "25 other widely held" table that appears on the Weekend Market Roundup page in Business on Sundays, listing trading data about stocks of wide interest that are not members of the Dow Jones industrial average, incorrectly included Bank of America Corp. and Chevron Corp. on five Sundays from Feb. 24 to March 23. Bank of America and Chevron were added to the Dow on Feb. 19.
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April 5, 2008
Guantanamo Bay: An article March 28 in Section A about a typical day in the life of a prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, as gleaned from reporting trips over the last three years, made several observations that Pentagon officials and officers of the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo say are outdated or erroneous. The article said that reveille was at 5 a.m., when guards collect the bedsheet from each detainee. There is no reveille sounded at Guantanamo, and officials say the practice of collecting bedsheets ended in late 2006 for compliant detainees and last May for everyone else. The article said that lights were kept on in the cells 24 hours a day for security reasons, and that some prisoners grew their hair long to shield their eyes to sleep. Since September, all detainees have been issued sleep masks. The article said that detainees at Camps 5 and 6 could see each other only during prayer time when an aperture in their cell doors was opened. The prisoners can also see each other when being escorted to showers or interrogation, during recreation time and when the aperture is opened for meal delivery. The article referred to "the hour for rec time"; in fact, prisoners are allowed at least two hours of recreation daily. The article said the prison library had 2,000 books and magazines; it has 5,000, including multiple copies of many titles. The article said that once a prisoner had skipped nine meals he was considered to be on a hunger strike and taken to the medical center where he was force-fed. Medical officials say hunger strikers are force-fed only when their weight has fallen to 85% of their ideal body weight and a doctor recommends it. The article said that prisoners at Camp 4, a communal compound, were awaiting transfer home. Camp 4 holds prisoners judged to be compliant with camp rules.
Television lineup: An article in Thursday's Business section about NBC's upcoming TV programs gave an incorrect title for a series based on the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It is called "My Own Worst Enemy," not "My Worst Enemy."
Dodgers: An article in Thursday's Sports section on the Dodgers game said the Giants' Eugenio Velez scored the winning run. Tim Lincecum scored the game winner.
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Television lineup: An article in Thursday's Business section about NBC's upcoming TV programs gave an incorrect title for a series based on the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It is called "My Own Worst Enemy," not "My Worst Enemy."
Dodgers: An article in Thursday's Sports section on the Dodgers game said the Giants' Eugenio Velez scored the winning run. Tim Lincecum scored the game winner.
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April 4, 2008
Theme parks: An article in Thursday's Business section about U.S. amusement parks expanding overseas said that at 10 square miles, Dubailand is twice the size of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Dubailand will be 107 square miles, and Walt Disney World encompasses more than 40 square miles.
Mariah Carey: An article in Thursday's Calendar section about Mariah Carey's 18th No. 1 single said that the recording "Touch My Body" sold 286,000 copies in its debut week and that Rihanna's "Umbrella" had higher first-week sales last year. Carey's single sold 286,000 downloads, while "Umbrella" sold 277,000 copies. The story also noted that Carey's 2005 album, "The Emancipation of Mimi," produced two No. 1 hits and said that, "should the new album meet with the same degree of success, she could tie or even best the Beatles' 20 No. 1 singles, a record for any pop group." Carey would need three No. 1 singles from her forthcoming album to equal the Beatles record, four to beat it. The story also said that last week's No. 1 album seller, Danity Kane, fell to No. 3 this week. The group dropped to No. 4.
George Michael: In some copies of today's Calendar section, a Quick Takes item about George Michael said he would be giving each member of the today's "Ellen" studio audience his new CD, a DVD collection of his music videos and free tickets to any concert on his coming tour. He is not giving away the DVD, and the free tickets are only for his June 25 appearance in Los Angeles.
'Schindler's Houses': An article in The Guide on Thursday about Heinz Emigholz's film "Schindler's Houses" said there would be two screenings of the documentary at the Billy Wilder Theater on April 12. Only one is scheduled, for 8:45 p.m. Also, an incorrect contact number was given; the correct number for this screening is (310) 206-8013, Ext. 2.
'The Treatment': The radio highlights in Wednesday's Calendar section said that the guest on "The Treatment," airing that day on KCRW-FM (89.9), would be director Martin Scorsese. The guest was director Kimberly Peirce.
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Mariah Carey: An article in Thursday's Calendar section about Mariah Carey's 18th No. 1 single said that the recording "Touch My Body" sold 286,000 copies in its debut week and that Rihanna's "Umbrella" had higher first-week sales last year. Carey's single sold 286,000 downloads, while "Umbrella" sold 277,000 copies. The story also noted that Carey's 2005 album, "The Emancipation of Mimi," produced two No. 1 hits and said that, "should the new album meet with the same degree of success, she could tie or even best the Beatles' 20 No. 1 singles, a record for any pop group." Carey would need three No. 1 singles from her forthcoming album to equal the Beatles record, four to beat it. The story also said that last week's No. 1 album seller, Danity Kane, fell to No. 3 this week. The group dropped to No. 4.
George Michael: In some copies of today's Calendar section, a Quick Takes item about George Michael said he would be giving each member of the today's "Ellen" studio audience his new CD, a DVD collection of his music videos and free tickets to any concert on his coming tour. He is not giving away the DVD, and the free tickets are only for his June 25 appearance in Los Angeles.
'Schindler's Houses': An article in The Guide on Thursday about Heinz Emigholz's film "Schindler's Houses" said there would be two screenings of the documentary at the Billy Wilder Theater on April 12. Only one is scheduled, for 8:45 p.m. Also, an incorrect contact number was given; the correct number for this screening is (310) 206-8013, Ext. 2.
'The Treatment': The radio highlights in Wednesday's Calendar section said that the guest on "The Treatment," airing that day on KCRW-FM (89.9), would be director Martin Scorsese. The guest was director Kimberly Peirce.
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Puerling obituary: The caption accompanying the above photo of the Hi-Lo's quartet that ran with the obituary of Gene Puerling in Wednesday's California section contained two errors. The person at the top of the photo is Clark Burroughs, not Bob Strasen. The person at the bottom is Don Shelton, not Burroughs.
April 3, 2008
Beijing Olympics: An item in Friday's Cause Celebre column in the Calendar section reported that George Clooney had asked Swiss watchmaker Omega, a company for which he serves as a spokesman, to reconsider its sponsorship of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. The star has instead urged Omega to consider speaking out about China's foreign policy, according to a Clooney representative.
Oil spill cleanup: An article in Wednesday's California section about an oil spill cleanup in Santa Barbara County said Greka Energy Corp. is a subsidiary of China-based Green Dragon. The companies are separate entities with a common chief executive, Randeep Grewal.
Riney obituary: The obituary of advertising executive Hal Riney in Friday's California section said Riney commissioned "We've Only Just Begun" from songwriter Paul Williams for a Crocker Bank commercial. The song was written by Williams and Roger Nichols.
TV rankings: The byline on an article in Wednesday's Calendar section about the weekly prime-time television rankings misspelled the last name of City News Service reporter Steven Herbert as Hebert.
News anchors: An article in Wednesday's California section about layoffs at KCBS-TV Channel 2 and KCAL-TV Channel 9 misspelled the first name of former Channel 2 news anchor Tritia Toyota as Tricia.
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Oil spill cleanup: An article in Wednesday's California section about an oil spill cleanup in Santa Barbara County said Greka Energy Corp. is a subsidiary of China-based Green Dragon. The companies are separate entities with a common chief executive, Randeep Grewal.
Riney obituary: The obituary of advertising executive Hal Riney in Friday's California section said Riney commissioned "We've Only Just Begun" from songwriter Paul Williams for a Crocker Bank commercial. The song was written by Williams and Roger Nichols.
TV rankings: The byline on an article in Wednesday's Calendar section about the weekly prime-time television rankings misspelled the last name of City News Service reporter Steven Herbert as Hebert.
News anchors: An article in Wednesday's California section about layoffs at KCBS-TV Channel 2 and KCAL-TV Channel 9 misspelled the first name of former Channel 2 news anchor Tritia Toyota as Tricia.
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April 2, 2008
Pacific Ethanol earnings: An article in Business on Tuesday about Pacific Ethanol Inc.'s fourth-quarter loss gave an incorrect figure for the company's 2007 net sales. They were $462 million, not $462,000.
Steve Koonin: An article in Tuesday's Calendar section about programming plans at the TNT cable network identified Steve Koonin as senior vice president of content creation for TNT and sister stations TBS and TCM. Koonin is president of Turner Entertainment Networks.
Medical bills: An article in Tuesday's California section about a move to prohibit physicians and hospitals from billing patients for charges above what their HMOs will pay gave the incorrect name for that practice. It is called "balance billing," not "balanced billing."
Japan temples: An article in Sunday's Travel section about temples at Mt. Koya, Japan, referred to the region as the birthplace of Japanese Buddhism. It is the birthplace of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
Dassin obituary: The obituary in Tuesday's California section on director Jules Dassin labeled his "The Tell-Tale Heart" a feature film. It was a 20-minute short.
Cheating: An article in Sunday's California section about cheating in schools misspelled the name of former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair as Jason.
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Steve Koonin: An article in Tuesday's Calendar section about programming plans at the TNT cable network identified Steve Koonin as senior vice president of content creation for TNT and sister stations TBS and TCM. Koonin is president of Turner Entertainment Networks.
Medical bills: An article in Tuesday's California section about a move to prohibit physicians and hospitals from billing patients for charges above what their HMOs will pay gave the incorrect name for that practice. It is called "balance billing," not "balanced billing."
Japan temples: An article in Sunday's Travel section about temples at Mt. Koya, Japan, referred to the region as the birthplace of Japanese Buddhism. It is the birthplace of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
Dassin obituary: The obituary in Tuesday's California section on director Jules Dassin labeled his "The Tell-Tale Heart" a feature film. It was a 20-minute short.
Cheating: An article in Sunday's California section about cheating in schools misspelled the name of former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair as Jason.
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April 1, 2008
Stock table: The "25 other widely held" table that appears on the Weekend Market Roundup page in Business on Sundays, listing trading data about stocks of wide interest that are not members of the Dow Jones industrial average, incorrectly included Bank of America Corp. and Chevron Corp. on five Sundays from Feb. 24 to March 23. Bank of America and Chevron were added to the Dow on Feb. 19.
Foreign visas: A headline on a Business section story Monday about the shortage of visas for foreign-born engineers and computer scientists said that U.S. firms were opening sites abroad to overcome the problem and that some planned multiple filings. Although some companies filed multiple applications for each potential candidate last year, U.S. officials closed that loophole this year, as the story indicated.
Veterans employment: A Business article on poor job prospects for military veterans described the Military Sealift Command as a company. It is part of the Navy and is staffed with federal employees and private contractors.
College basketball: A photo caption on the cover of Monday's Sports section incorrectly identified the Memphis Tigers player pictured as Chris Douglas-Roberts. The player was Memphis sophomore Shawn Taggart.
'New Andean Songs': A review of "New Andean Songs" in Thursday's Calendar section misspelled the first name of composer Gabriela Lena Frank as Gabriella. It was similarly misspelled in a correction that ran Friday regarding another name in the review.
Band music: An article in Saturday's Calendar section on composers writing for wind and brass ensembles transposed the name of composer Gerhard Samuel as Samuel Gerhard.
Mann obituary: The obituary of Oscar-winning screenwriter Abby Mann in Friday's California section said "Judgment at Nuremberg" was based on the Nuremberg war trials in Germany in 1948. In fact, Mann's script covered the "Judges' Trial," a war-crimes trial held in Nuremberg in 1947.
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Foreign visas: A headline on a Business section story Monday about the shortage of visas for foreign-born engineers and computer scientists said that U.S. firms were opening sites abroad to overcome the problem and that some planned multiple filings. Although some companies filed multiple applications for each potential candidate last year, U.S. officials closed that loophole this year, as the story indicated.
Veterans employment: A Business article on poor job prospects for military veterans described the Military Sealift Command as a company. It is part of the Navy and is staffed with federal employees and private contractors.
College basketball: A photo caption on the cover of Monday's Sports section incorrectly identified the Memphis Tigers player pictured as Chris Douglas-Roberts. The player was Memphis sophomore Shawn Taggart.
'New Andean Songs': A review of "New Andean Songs" in Thursday's Calendar section misspelled the first name of composer Gabriela Lena Frank as Gabriella. It was similarly misspelled in a correction that ran Friday regarding another name in the review.
Band music: An article in Saturday's Calendar section on composers writing for wind and brass ensembles transposed the name of composer Gerhard Samuel as Samuel Gerhard.
Mann obituary: The obituary of Oscar-winning screenwriter Abby Mann in Friday's California section said "Judgment at Nuremberg" was based on the Nuremberg war trials in Germany in 1948. In fact, Mann's script covered the "Judges' Trial," a war-crimes trial held in Nuremberg in 1947.
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March 31, 2008
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March 30, 2008
Wrong temperature: The weather page in Friday's California section listed Saturday's high temperature beaches forecast in the 5-day forecast column as 116 degrees. It should have read 61 degrees.
Baseball at the Coliseum: A graphic in Saturday's baseball special section showing the dimensions for the Dodgers- Red Sox exhibition game at the Coliseum showed the distance to the center-field fence was 300 feet. The actual distance was 360 feet.
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Baseball at the Coliseum: A graphic in Saturday's baseball special section showing the dimensions for the Dodgers- Red Sox exhibition game at the Coliseum showed the distance to the center-field fence was 300 feet. The actual distance was 360 feet.
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March 29, 2008
Foreclosure: An article in Tuesday's Business section about federal prosecutors breaking up an alleged nationwide mortgage fraud ring said Pamela Graham of Los Angeles contended in a lawsuit that her signature was forged on a deed of trust that transferred ownership of her home. The ownership actually was transferred through a second document -- a grant deed -- on which her signature also was forged, the suit alleged.
Zero-emission vehicles: An article in the Business section on Friday said VantagePoint Venture Partners was an investor in plug-in hybrid carmaker Fisker Automotive. VantagePoint is an investor in electric carmaker Tesla Motors.
College football: T.J. Simers' column in Tuesday's Sports section said UCLA football Coach Rick Neuheisel received a $4.5-million settlement from the University of Washington after being fired. The NCAA paid $2.5 million of that settlement.
David Chase: An article in Friday's Calendar section about "Sopranos" creator David Chase speaking at a Writers Guild Foundation event on April 22 gave an incorrect website address for additional information. The address is www.wgfoundation.org.
"The Misfits": In Thursday's The Guide, an article about an Eve Arnold retrospective at the David Gallery said the show included photos from the set of John Ford's film "The Misfits." John Huston directed the film.
"The Tudors": An article in Friday's Calendar section about the Showtime series "The Tudors" referred to a scene in which Anne Boleyn scolds King Henry XIII. She scolds King Henry VIII.
Bangkok hotel: A photo caption accompanying Sunday's Travel section story about Bangkok hotels described a photo as showing guests by a swimming pool at the Shangri-La Hotel. The pool pictured is on the roof of the Buddy Lodge on Khaosan Road.
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Zero-emission vehicles: An article in the Business section on Friday said VantagePoint Venture Partners was an investor in plug-in hybrid carmaker Fisker Automotive. VantagePoint is an investor in electric carmaker Tesla Motors.
College football: T.J. Simers' column in Tuesday's Sports section said UCLA football Coach Rick Neuheisel received a $4.5-million settlement from the University of Washington after being fired. The NCAA paid $2.5 million of that settlement.
David Chase: An article in Friday's Calendar section about "Sopranos" creator David Chase speaking at a Writers Guild Foundation event on April 22 gave an incorrect website address for additional information. The address is www.wgfoundation.org.
"The Misfits": In Thursday's The Guide, an article about an Eve Arnold retrospective at the David Gallery said the show included photos from the set of John Ford's film "The Misfits." John Huston directed the film.
"The Tudors": An article in Friday's Calendar section about the Showtime series "The Tudors" referred to a scene in which Anne Boleyn scolds King Henry XIII. She scolds King Henry VIII.
Bangkok hotel: A photo caption accompanying Sunday's Travel section story about Bangkok hotels described a photo as showing guests by a swimming pool at the Shangri-La Hotel. The pool pictured is on the roof of the Buddy Lodge on Khaosan Road.
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March 28, 2008
Whittier: An article in Saturday's Section A about Whittier becoming a magnet for upscale Latinos said that Whittier College has a student body that is nearly one-third Latino, the highest proportion of Latino students at any private liberal arts college in the United States. At Mount St. Mary's College, with campuses in downtown Los Angeles and Brentwood, about 44% of the student body is Latino, according to 2006 numbers.
Earthquake: An article in Thursday's California in Brief section reported that a magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded near Newport Beach on Thursday evening. The temblor occurred Wednesday evening.
Tupac Shakur: An article in Thursday's Section A on The Times' plan to investigate its March 17 report on rapper Tupac Shakur gave the wrong first name for the lawyer for rap talent manager James Rosemond. He is Jeffrey Lichtman, not Marc.
"New Andean Songs": In a review of the performance of Gabriella Lena Frank's "New Andean Songs" in Thursday's Calendar, the first name of soprano Tony Arnold was misspelled as Toby.
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Earthquake: An article in Thursday's California in Brief section reported that a magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded near Newport Beach on Thursday evening. The temblor occurred Wednesday evening.
Tupac Shakur: An article in Thursday's Section A on The Times' plan to investigate its March 17 report on rapper Tupac Shakur gave the wrong first name for the lawyer for rap talent manager James Rosemond. He is Jeffrey Lichtman, not Marc.
"New Andean Songs": In a review of the performance of Gabriella Lena Frank's "New Andean Songs" in Thursday's Calendar, the first name of soprano Tony Arnold was misspelled as Toby.
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