Sunday, June 21, 2009

Hossein in the membrane

I've noticed lately a recurring problem with Associated Press photos of the protests in Iran, in that the name of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has been repeatedly misspelled "Hossien" in the cutlines on DC 5.  It's not the fault of any of our copy editors here, but it's something we need to be vigilant for when reading stories about the situation in Iran.  It's "Hossein" just like Saddam Hussein, just with an O, not a U.

Also, apparently I've read enough Iran stories now to recognize Mousavi's full name on sight.