We failed to point out that an article about the film In This World, the cover story of Friday Review, February 28, was written by a journalist, based on an interview with the film's director, Michael Winterbottom and was not written by Mr Winterbottom himself although his was the only name that appeared on it. It was presented in that way without his knowledge or approval. Had he been consulted he would not have agreed to it. Apologies to Michael Winterbottom.
In an article, Everybody's business?, pages 8 and 9, Media, March 3, we suggested that the People had tucked away an adjudication against it by the press complaints commission for intruding on the privacy of Julie Goodyear, by placing it "way back in the paper". The editor of the People at the time says it was not tucked away and he has asked us to make it clear that the position had been agreed with Ms Goodyear's representatives, via the PCC. In fact the adjudication was published in more or less the same position as the offending photograph had appeared.
Captain James Cook was, as we said in a report, Explorer's fateful spear up for auction, page 6, March 3, the son of a Scottish farm labourer. Just to be clear about it, Cook's mother was a Yorkshire woman and he is a famous son of Yorkshire, born in the Yorkshire village of Marton, October 27, 1728.
In our panel about the boxer Bob Fitzsimmons, page 18, Sport, March 1, we should have said he was 33, not 37, when he challenged for the heavyweight title. One of his nicknames was Ruby Robert, not Ruby Red.
GLA stands for Greater London Authority, not Greater London Assembly (a report headed Race watchdog to tackle Iraq backlash, page 9, yesterday). There is no Greater London Assembly. There is a London Assembly. Trevor Phillips has just stepped down as chair of the London Assembly. Mr Phillips has not been in charge of the GLA. The Greater London Authority is run by the Mayor who is in turn held to account by the London Assembly.
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