Friday, February 13, 2015

Tony Doris at the Post and a swift correction

West Palm Beach Commissioner Kimberly Mitchell is challenging Mayor Jeri Muoio for Mayor of West Palm Beach. Tony Doris at the Palm Beach Post wrote this story titled, "Mitchell, Muoio battle in West Palm Beach mayoral debate" on Wednesday (2/11) of this week.

The next day, Thursday, the Palm Beach Post issued a "CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS" to Mr. Doris' story. 

Here is what Mr. Doris wrote on Wednesday that needed 'Correction & Clarification':
     The mayor [Mayor Muoio] pointed repeatedly to [Commissioner] Mitchell’s participation in projects in which her ex-husband, lobbyist Richard Pinsky, was involved, including an effort to build a Wal-Mart in the south end of the city. Community members ultimately made it known that they didn’t want a supermarket at the site.
     Mitchell responded that having grown up in the city, she knows many people but also knows how to say no to them. “He’s my ex-husband, too, so that means we didn’t always see eye to eye,” she quipped.
 Here is the swift correction in the Palm Beach Post:
     A story Wednesday about the West Palm Beach mayoral race gave the impression that City Commissioner Kimberly Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, supported the construction of a Wal-Mart store in the city's south end. Mitchell opposed the store at the 811 S. Dixie Highway site. The story also incorrectly reported that her ex-husband, Richard Pinsky, was involved with the Wal-Mart project. Pinsky did not represent the developer and also opposed the project. The article appeared on Page B1 of the Local section.
Note that the "Corrections & Clarifications" in the Palm Beach Post only appear in the printed edition, on page A2, the "BACK OF THE FRONT" page.