NY Times Correction du Jour
Whoops:
Because of an editing error, a front-page article on Saturday about a provision in the energy bill passed by the House that could significantly alter the Clean Air Act misattributed a statement about the merits of any changes. The quotation - "Some people think it's a good idea. Most don't" - was from a high-ranking official in the Environmental Protection Agency, who commented on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for the agency. It was not from John Millett, an E.P.A. spokesman, who said the agency had taken no position on the provision.
Another stellar commercial for the use of anonymous sources in news reporting.
By Ed Moltzen · 19 April 2005