Getting it straight

LITTLE ROCK — The Democrat-Gazette wants its news reports to be fair and accurate. We correct all errors of fact. If you know of an error, write:

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette SUSAN SCANTLIN Editor, Northwest Arkansas P.O. Box 7

Springdale, Ark. 72765

or call

(479) 365-2960

during business hours Monday through Friday.

Jihad Makdissi is the spokesman for the Syrian Foreign Ministry. A New York Times article, part of Monday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette compilation on Turkey’s call for NATO talks after Syria shot down a Turkish fighter jet, erroneously called him the Syrian foreign minister.