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Regret the links

In case you hadn’t noticed, I recently added a “What I’m Reading” sidebar to the site. It’s over there to the right. I link to relevant articles that I find interesting or of note. Every once in a while, I post a round-up of some of those links to make sure you don’t miss out on them. They’re all worth checking out. Enjoy.

Toward a Slow-News Movement Mediactive
mediactive.com | November 8, 2009
Dan Gillmor on speed v. accuracy

Jayson Blair Addresses W&L Journalism Ethics Institute :: Washington and Lee University
wlu.edu | November 6, 2009

The Public Editor – Recession, Revolution and a Leaner Times – Op-Ed – NYTimes.com
The 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

CNBC: We’re Not Going To Apologize For Blowing Friday’s Microsoft News (GE)
The Business Insider | October 26, 2009

Esther Dyson: Release 0.9: We’re All Fact-Checkers Now
The Huffington Post | October 21, 2009

Regret the links

In case you hadn’t noticed, I recently added a “What I’m Reading” sidebar to the site. It’s over there to the right. I link to relevant articles that I find interesting or of note. And now, every once in a while, I’ll post a round-up of some of those links to make sure you don’t miss out on them. They’re all worth checking out. Enjoy.

Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two-Decade Low – Pew Research Center
pewresearch.org | September 14, 2009
More bad news re: trust and accuracy.

DISPUTATIONS: Spy Games | The New Republic
The New Republic | September 16, 2009
Victor Navasky demands satisfaction from The New Republic.

FACTS, ERRORS AND THE KINDLE | More Intelligent Life
moreintelligentlife.com | September 4, 2009
I’m interviewed in this Economist story about book errors and corrections.

Accidental headline of the year | Media Monkey | Media | guardian.co.uk
Guardian | September 1, 2009

A horror story involving the correction of a published scientific article – Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
stat.columbia.edu | August 25, 2009