Recapping the year in media goofs

This list of top corrections for 2016 includes mistakes ranging from confusing a Bob Dylan impersonator for the real artist to misstating the shapes of Tetris game pieces. Alexios Mantzarlis writes: "It's also a recognition of an honorable practice that not everyone follows. Outlets that mark their corrected articles clearly or collect them in one easily searchable section (for example, the Guardian) may be over-represented in this list, but they should be commended."

January 3, 2017

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Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award

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