How to fall off your editorial soapbox


There is occasionally a danger in moralising.

From the Daily Mail:

The Mail accepts that countless people working for the state are dedicated and conscientious. But the fact remains that too many are feather-bedded and infused with a clock-watching, careless culture…

From the Daily Mail:

In an article of 6 November 2007 about Tom Sykes, a freelance journalist, we mistakenly included a photograph of Tom Sykes a digital TV consultant and his family. We wish to make it clear that the latter is not a recovering alcoholic or drug addict, and apologise for the error…

If you’re a fan of such stuff, by the way, then check out the excellent Regret The Error run by Craig Silverman. It’s hilarious, disturbing and human – all too human.