A story in yesterday’s Spectator mixed up who rescued whom in the Colombian raid that freed Ingrid Betancourt and several other hostages. The Colombian military rescued them from a guerrilla group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
As well, a story in Thursday’s paper about the rescue misspelled Colombia. We apologize for the errors. Link
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- Jayson Blair Addresses W&L Journalism Ethics Institute :: Washington and Lee Universitywlu.edu | November 6, 2009
- Journalism 2.0 | Mark Briggs Defining what's good in digital journalismJournalism 2.0 | November 5, 2009
- New York Times Goofs, Includes Editor's Internal Notes In iPhone News Article (NYT, AAPL)Silicon Alley Insider | November 4, 2009
- The Public Editor - Recession, Revolution and a Leaner Times - Op-Ed - NYTimes.comThe New York Times | November 1, 2009"Now, with an around-the-clock news cycle, reporters file throughout the day, and copy can be edited over a smoother cycle, she said. That is the goal, but the editing staff is dealing with much more copy than before, some online articles are now read by a single editor instead of four or five, and I hear regularly from readers complaining about errors in grammar, spelling and word usage."
- Reuters Editors Blog Archive Are we now too speedy for our own good? | Blogs |Reuters UK | October 27, 2009
- Newspapers want readers' help with Web credibility | Business news | Chron.com - Houston ChronicleHouston Chronicle | October 30, 2009
- Germany Looks at Ways to Protect Online Journalism - NYTimes.comThe New York Times | October 28, 2009
- The Future of Publishing? Trust and Curation, Says the Founder of Craigslist The Scholarly KitchenThe Scholarly Kitchen | October 26, 2009
- Bob Sutton: Reducing Interruptions and Saving Lives: New Study on Drug Treatment Errorsbobsutton.typepad.com | October 28, 2009Very good lessons here for journalists as well.
- 25 things journalists can do to future-proof their careers | Blog | EconsultancyEconsultancy | August 26, 2009
- Jayson Blair Addresses W&L Journalism Ethics Institute :: Washington and Lee University
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