Tremendous Tampa Bay Times correction

[Steak Snabler]

Well-played in all respects ...

This newspaper correction caused a disturbance in the Force today

In a story on Sunday about a speed dating event at Tampa Bay Comic Con, a Tampa Bay Times reporter not strong in the ways of the Force (or Star Wars lore) quoted the moderator, Croix Provence, as asking: "Are you ready to find love in all the wrong places?" But what Provence actually said was: "Are you ready to find love in Alderaan places?" She was referring to Princess Leia Organa's home world, which appeared briefly in the 1977 film. Regret the error, we do.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/this-newspaper-correction-caused-a-disturbance-in-the-force-today/2114193

 

[Diego Marquez]

 

[Baron Scicluna]

These are not the facts you are looking for.

 

[Rockbottom]

That is, indeed, tremendous. Good to see someone has a sense of humor.

rb

 

[Mizzougrad96]

That's ****ing hilarious...

 

[dixiehack]

If I said you had a beautiful Wookie, would you hold it against me?

 

[jr/shotglass]

I'm pretty sure I would have written the original report.

 

[reformedhack]

They do corrections well. About 20 years ago, they published an incorrect address for the White House, which, of course, is famously located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The correction began:

"Some of these are more embarrassing than others ..."

Earlier this week, they published the wrong photo of a Congresswoman from Tampa. (They ran a picture of her sister, who's a state representative.) The correction ended with the words, "The two are sisters, but we know better."