That’s Mat Honan, not Matt Honen or…
A WSJ.com post this morning credited “Engadget’s Matt Honen” for this story. The problem: His name is spelled Mat Honan and he works for Gizmodo.
The Journal’s website eventually got it straightened out (sort of; more on that below). [Romenesko's disclosure: I had to correct the spellings of three names this week and was responsible for other screw-ups here too.]
HONAN’S TWEETS, FOLLOWED BY WSJ.COM’S CORRECTION:
Honan tells Romenesko readers:
I actually found it tremendously funny. I’m used to people misspelling my first name, but that was epic.
Oh, and while maybe it’s mean to point this out, the correction itself remains factually incorrect. (It was first AND last name).
UPDATE FROM HONAN: “Justice, at last. Thanks, @WSJ.”
* Mort Honen? Mach Homan? Mark Harmon? Math Hone-In? (WSJ.com)
* Article credited wrong publication and misspelled author’s first name (Emptyage.com)
* Honan has fun with this fiasco on his Twitter page
