Comments on: How to develop a corrections policy http://www.newslab.org/2009/10/01/how-to-develop-a-corrections-policy/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deborah Potter http://www.newslab.org/2009/10/01/how-to-develop-a-corrections-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Deborah Potter Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:03:27 +0000 http://www.newslab.org/?p=1306#comment-331 I think newsrooms need to own up to mistakes by correcting them, no matter what medium they appear in. That means a corrected online story should note that a previous version was in error. For example, at the LA Times, stories that have been corrected include a "For the Record" box explaining what was changed and why. You can see what that looks like by following the links here: http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/corrections/. ESPN's corrections policy is clearly spelled out online: http://espn.go.com/espn/corrections. Any local TV stations doing something similar? Seems to me they should. I think newsrooms need to own up to mistakes by correcting them, no matter what medium they appear in. That means a corrected online story should note that a previous version was in error. For example, at the LA Times, stories that have been corrected include a “For the Record” box explaining what was changed and why. You can see what that looks like by following the links here: http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/corrections/. ESPN’s corrections policy is clearly spelled out online: http://espn.go.com/espn/corrections. Any local TV stations doing something similar? Seems to me they should.

]]> By: Matt Flener http://www.newslab.org/2009/10/01/how-to-develop-a-corrections-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Matt Flener Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:29:47 +0000 http://www.newslab.org/?p=1306#comment-330 Hi Deborah, How would you suggest making corrections in an online news environment when many stories are revamped and updated constantly throughout the day? I know it can be easy and tempting to report something, and then have it wiped out , without a correction, when a journalist refreshes the story online. What do you do about those readers who have already seen the story online? Matt Flener, Reporter, KXAN Austin News, Austin, Tex. Hi Deborah,

How would you suggest making corrections in an online news environment when many stories are revamped and updated constantly throughout the day? I know it can be easy and tempting to report something, and then have it wiped out , without a correction, when a journalist refreshes the story online. What do you do about those readers who have already seen the story online?

Matt Flener, Reporter, KXAN Austin News, Austin, Tex.

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