Left: SDSS spectrum of J1443+0214 (black) compared with the unreddened QSO composite (grey) and matched with the same QSO composite with SMC-extinction law at z_gal = 0.3714 and A_V = 0.61 (red). In the ultraviolet range (points with error bars), we use the photometric data from GALEX to estimate the flux. The orange segments at y = 0 indicate the spectral range considered in the fitting process. Right: distribution of A_V using SMC extinction law for a control sample of QSOs. The number of QSOs (N), the median (⟨        ⟩), and rms (σ) A_V are also provided (see text for details). The arrow indicates the position of QSO J1443+0214.