When a publication goes national and even international, steps have to be taken to make sure that local writers are not confused with national and international figures. The March edition presents an article entitled “Taters” [Down the Hatch]. The author is Stephanie March. The failure by your editors to include a brief note on the author Stephanie March, indicating she is not Stephanie March, the lead actress in Law and Order SVU, is an oversight that should be corrected. Many fans of Stephanie March the actress know that she has an interest in food, so an article about potatoes with Stephanie March’s byline unreasonably suggests that the actress wrote the article. This misconception is reinforced by Google searches which list Stephanie March, the author of “Taters,” in the same results as for Stephanie March, the actress. The only upside is that many of Ms. March’s (the actress) fans read the article by Ms. March (the food writer) and quite enjoyed it. However, given the national and international popularity of Stephanie March the actress, posting a clarification would be considerate to both Stephanie March’s fans and a sign that this is a professional publication.
Malcolm J. Scully, Quebec
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