Attorneys and community members had to alert these local media about an error

Attorneys and readers contacted me with both these errors. Some chose to contact Thad privately which led to the correction. In the comments, readers called out NCJ on the burying the lead, ignoring critical information and not thinking it was a cover story.

Thad also misspelled Sonya Smith's name. I spoke with her as well when I first reported and broke the news about the Commission on Judicial Performance proceedings against Humboldt Judge Gregory Kreis. I had the decency to make sure I checked the name. 

(NCJ text still not corrected as of 2:35 p.m. on 2/16)

Both North Coast Journal and the Ferndale Enterprise were very late in reporting on the Judge Gregory Kreis scandal. Considering their minimal output and that both publications are weekly, the error is just lazy. A simple google search shows who appointed Kreis. 

It isn't as if these outlets are putting out multiple posts and original news everyday or spending hours getting court documents or doing research or covering news in person and trying work while trolls and haters waste time spamming their inbox to interrupt their work while posting live.