The Times has a new effort this morning in the comedy of errors that has characterized its attempt to cover the Boy Scouts of America (for earlier coverage, see here). Today's article, about a decision by the Scouts to delay a decision on gay participation, carries the following online correction: "Correction: February 6, 2013 An earlier version of this article misstated the color of the uniform worn by Boy Scouts. It is tan, not green."
This correction is inaccurate and itself needs a correction. As the photo that runs with the article clearly shows, the Boy Scout uniform consists of a tan shirt and green (or olive-green) pants or shorts. The correction misstates the color of the uniform. I don't think this is a case of ideological bias by the Times against the Boy Scouts because of their policies on gays or atheists. In other words, they aren't sitting around thinking, "Those Boy Scouts won't let in gays, so let's show them by misstating the color of their uniforms." I do think it's a case of Times incompetence, made possible in part by the cultural distance between the Times newsroom and the Boy Scouts. If more Times editors and reporters had been Boy Scouts or had children who are, they might know what color the uniform is.