Category Archives: accuracy tips

Taking corrections to the next level

March 6, 2009 – 8:00 am

Matt Thompson, a fellow the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri, wrote an interesting post about corrections for his Newsless blog. He notes the limitations of the online corrections pages of some newspaper websites, and also calls for a new way of pushing corrections out to readers:
We could do much more with corrections, [...]

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CJR columns: an argument in favor of checklists, a look at homegrown errorists

February 6, 2009 – 4:35 pm

After releasing my free Regret the Error Accuracy Checklist earlier this week (download your copy here), I devoted my latest CJR online column to the subject of checklists. This column offers background on why checklists have proven useful in so many different industries and professions. I examine why they work for journalists, and why we [...]

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Announcing the Regret the Error paperback and a free accuracy checklist

February 4, 2009 – 12:36 pm

This week marks the release of the US paperback edition of the Regret the Error book. Order your copy here.
In addition to a lower price, the paperback includes a new introduction by me and the best corrections and apologies of 2007-08.  We also corrected the errors identified in the hardcover. (Read and subscribe to my [...]

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Thinking about mistakes

January 22, 2009 – 8:00 am

The New York Times’ Career Couch feature recently offered advice for dealing with workplace mistakes. A lot of the insights can also be applied to journalistic errors. Here are some relevant excerpts:
One key to handling errors effectively is to recognize they aren’t necessarily a reflection of your native abilities and intelligence, [Carol Tavris, a social [...]

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