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How a correction and update log works, step by step
A correction and update log works step by step: open a case, preserve the version, test evidence, record the decision, document the repair, schedule closure.
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 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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How to read an election results page without misreading the count
Read the election results page issuer, timestamp and status label before any margin, then follow the count through canvass, audit and certification.
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Election reporting guide: authorities, stages, records
This election reporting guide covers eligibility, registration, ballots, unofficial results, canvass, certification, campaign finance, courts and corrections.
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Election reporting guide: authorities, stages, records
This election reporting guide covers eligibility, registration, ballots, unofficial results, canvass, certification, campaign finance, courts and corrections.
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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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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 correction and update log works, step by step
A correction and update log works step by step: open a case, preserve the version, test evidence, record the decision, document the repair, schedule closure.
Features
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.
Rules
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.