By not reading it.
In a Sept. 22 story for the 50th anniversary of the publication of Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita," The Associated Press erroneously quoted the novel's opening. The excerpt is "My sin, my soul" not "My sin. My soul."
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Regret the Error reports on corrections, retractions, clarifications and trends regarding accuracy and honesty in the media.- EDITOR
Craig Silverman
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Where Is Your Online Corrections Page?
A listing of major English language North American broadcast networks and newspapers that do not have an online corrections page.- ABC News
- CanWest Newspapers (Canada)
Ten of the 11 major Canadian daily newspapers owned by CanWest do not have online corrections pages. Only the National Post does. - CBS News
- CNN
- CTV (Canada)
- Detroit Free Press
This paper used to have an online corrections page, but it was recently redesigned off the site. - Fox News
- Global TV (Canada)
- MSNBC + NBC News
NOTE: MSNBC.com does run corrections for its online reporting. - New Jersey Star-Ledger
- New York Daily News
- New York Post
- San Diego Union-Tribune
- Sun Media Newspapers (Canada)
None of the six major Canadian English language daily newspapers owned by Sun Media have online corrections pages. - USA TODAY
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