A person’s name might only appear in print once in their life unless they become famous—or infamous.
We had the opportunity to get Esteline “Estie” Moe’s name correct in the September issue, but we flubbed it. I committed the cardinal sin in editing: I introduced an error.
I tell my journalism and communications students to get it right, and to use accuracy checklists to help them do so. Then, in the same week I delivered that lecture, I found myself with a writer justifiably upset that I had changed her copy for the worse.
Since Estie might not have another chance to get her name in print, we are rerunning the story without the error. It’s here on page 2.
We also erred in the byline in the print version of a story about the Haa Yatx’u Saani Kin Support Program. It should have been attributed to Holly Handler, co-director/kin legal advisor at Haa Yatx’u Saani.
