E-MAILS SOMETIMES PAY OFF

On Saturday at about 3:30 AM I sent an e-mail to Deborah Howell, the ombudsman for the WaPo, asking her to "please ask Mr. George Will to publiclyacknowledge that he was mistaken about China drilling for oil off the coast of Florida"

On Sunday, a little before noon, she sent this response:

There will be a correction.


Deborah Howell
Washington Post Ombudsman

I don't think it was just my e-mail because MediaMatters had mentioned this last Friday and asked whether George Will would retract.