A little over a week ago, I wrote my final weekly column for Columbia Journalism Review. At the end of that column, I said I was ending my CJR column because I would be “taking my work to a new home soon as part of a larger announcement regarding my site, Regret the Error.” I’m very happy to now be able to share the details of that announcement.
The headline is I’ve joined the Poynter Institute as a member of its adjunct faculty, and this blog will be moving to Poynter.org. This is the culmination of a discussion between Poynter and me that started back in August.
I’m tremendously excited about this because, for the first time, it means I can spend the majority of my time writing for Regret the Error (and the other great blogs at Poynter.org), while also developing training programs focused on accuracy and verification, and contributing in other ways to the Institute’s work. I’ll continue to focus on accuracy, errors, verification, misinformation, and related topics such as transparency and accountability in the press.
One of the frustrations I’ve had with running this site is it’s never been more than a sideline. My day job has always been elsewhere, meaning I couldn’t jump on news quickly, or devote time to longer, reported pieces. I’ll now be able to do that, and a lot more, too. One of the best parts? The vast majority of the work I produce is going to be available free of charge. And that work will be produced in conjunction with the great and knowledgeable people at Poynter.
In terms of the nuts and bolts, my agreement with Poynter means this site’s archives will be imported into Poynter.org for the duration of our relationship. (This initial agreement runs until the end of 2012.) That change, and the redirection of the URL, will happen in the new year. But as of Monday, December 19, all new Regret the Error posts will be found at Poynter.org/category/latest-news/regret-the-error/. My RSS feed will move there as of the 19th, so no need to reset your subscription.
Apart from that, I will continue to be involved with OpenFile, the Canadian online news startup I helped launch in 2010. I am shifting to an editorial advisory role from my current position. I advise another Canadian news startup, Spundge. It’s in private beta and is building tools to enable journalists to discover and manage real-time news and information. I help with product development as the company’s journalist in residence. I also write a weekly column for the Toronto Star. (It highlights the week’s most notable media mistake.)
I will continue to disclose these relationships when writing or commenting about related topics or issues, and I will work to avoid any conflicts of interest. I will always err on the side of disclosure.
Finally, I want to thank all of you who have read this site over the years, and those of you who send in corrections and errors. I value your contributions and attention, and my promise is that these changes will provide you with the best content you’ve ever seen on this blog.
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