Here’s a little exercise for you.
Who is this man?
Yes, of course, it’s Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the hero pilot who landed a troubled airplane on the Hudson River back in 2009.
This one’s a bit more difficult. Who is … Read more
It’s taken a couple of months, but the New America Foundation is in the process of releasing interesting and useful research papers created for a December fact-checking event hosted by the organization.
How do you handle a reporter who’s making more mistakes than usual?
The New York Times recently confronted this issue with a regular freelancer whose corrections total was spiking.
Greg Brock, the Times senior editor who oversees corrections, was able … Read more
Thanks to a campaign from the U.K.’s Royal Statistical Society, journalists now have access to a great collection of tips to help them report numbers accurately.
Former journalist David Walker is the director of Getstats, the Society’s campaign … Read more
Mistaken identifications are among the most common photo errors I see corrected by the media. People in photos have either been mislabeled internally or by a photo or wire service, or someone hasn’t checked the image to verify it’s showing … Read more
In a column last year for Columbia Journalism Review I tried to put some journalism cliches to good use by offering a series of tips and rules to help journalists create accurate work. The idea was to boil accuracy advice … Read more
Two editors recently shared some useful tips to help journalists detect and prevent mistakes. A selection of their advice is below, and be sure to read both articles.
I’ll add to the offerings by pointing to my free downloadable accuracy … Read more
Archives can be dangerous territory for journalists. Searching in databases or a newspaper’s morgue can provide essential background and perspective for current coverage. But it can also lead to errors and other offenses.
This December correction from the Kalgoorlie Miner … Read more