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Correction problems and fixes: seven newsroom failures
Correction problems and fixes: seven ways a newsroom correction goes wrong, the repair for each, and how a reader can flag an error and check the fix.
How a newsroom corrects an evolving story: a worked example
How a newsroom corrects an error in an evolving story, shown step by step through an invented example: evidence check, visible correction, alert repair and follow-up.
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Correction, clarification, update, editor's note, and retraction compared
Correction formats compared across updates, clarifications, correction notes, editor's notes, withdrawals, retractions, changed versions, and follow-ups.
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How a newsroom correction and update log works, step by step
How a newsroom correction and update log works step by step, and what it tells readers: open a case, preserve the version, test evidence, record the decision, document the repair, schedule closure.
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How headlines track a close local election: a fictional case
How a news desk words each update of a close local election count, shown with a fictional Lake County case from election night to recount.
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Election reporting problems: counts, audits and claims
Election reporting problems explained: why counts change after election night, what "100 percent precincts" means, and how audits, recounts and claims differ.
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Election audits, recounts, canvass, and certification compared
Election processes compared across unofficial results, canvass, audits, certification, recounts, projections, finance filings, and court cases.
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Guides
An international conflict reporting guide for readers
An international conflict reporting guide for readers: how to assess claims, casualty figures, UN documents, legal labels, and safety details.
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Science announcement reporting guide for daily news
Science announcement reporting guide: verify a claim, label its status and readiness, and track corrections so the story stays accurate as the record changes.
Features
Why Atlanta, Seattle and Denver frame the same national story differently
Daily news explainers in Atlanta, Seattle and Denver diverge on the same national story because ownership, wire dependence and audience habits differ.
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Daily news explainers: How Chicago boil orders work
Daily news explainers: How Chicago issues and lifts boil orders, what residents should do, and why a water main break can trigger one.
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Daily news explainers: How storm alerts reach you
Daily news explainers trace warnings from the National Weather Service and FEMA's IPAWS to phones, TV, weather radio and local alert systems.
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How Houston and Miami explain flood risk before, during and after a storm
Daily news explainers on Houston and Miami flood risk use Harris County gauges, storm risk maps, Miami-Dade advisories and NWS rainfall outlooks.
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How a newsroom corrects an evolving story: a worked example
How a newsroom corrects an error in an evolving story, shown step by step through an invented example: evidence check, visible correction, alert repair and follow-up.
Rules
Correction problems and fixes: seven newsroom failures
Correction problems and fixes: seven ways a newsroom correction goes wrong, the repair for each, and how a reader can flag an error and check the fix.
Reviews
Correction, clarification, update, editor's note, and retraction compared
Correction formats compared across updates, clarifications, correction notes, editor's notes, withdrawals, retractions, changed versions, and follow-ups.
Guides
How a newsroom correction and update log works, step by step
How a newsroom correction and update log works step by step, and what it tells readers: open a case, preserve the version, test evidence, record the decision, document the repair, schedule closure.