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Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know. New York Times Embraces Collaborative Journalism with CUNY Hyperlocal Partnership CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post said Annaliese Griffin is a blogger for Brooklyn Based, rather than a senior editor and an owner. Majority of Obama Promises Still 'In the Works' CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post did not reflect PolitiFact's updated ratings and mischaracterized what the "in the works" rating means. Both have been corrected. Demand Media May Be Bad for Social Media, but Not for Journalism CORRECTION: This article originally suggested that Jay Rosen's interview with Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt occurred as a result of Michael Arrington's TechCrunch post. Rosen's interview was, in fact, the result of the October story in Wired.com. The reference to his interview in this story was moved to make that clearer. Scripps Exec Looks at New Audience Values to Rethink Future of Local News CORRECTION: This post originally misstated John Lansing's job title. How AOL Hopes to Make Its New Content Push Work  CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to an algorithm provided by Demand Media. AOL's "demand algorithm" is its own. Fark, USA Today Deal Demonstrates Aggregation's Value in Link Economy CORRECTION: This piece originally said USAToday.com reaches a combined 6.1 million readers daily. That combined figure reflects USA Today print readership and online readership.

Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know. Demand Media May Be Bad for Social Media, but Not for Journalism CORRECTION: This article originally suggested that Jay Rosen's interview with Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt occurred as a result of Michael Arrington's TechCrunch post. Rosen's interview was, in fact, the result of the October story in Wired.com. The reference to his interview in this story was moved to make that clearer. Scripps Exec Looks at New Audience Values to Rethink Future of Local News CORRECTION: This post originally misstated John Lansing's job title. How AOL Hopes to Make Its New Content Push Work  CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to an algorithm provided by Demand Media. AOL's "demand algorithm" is its own. Fark, USA Today Deal Demonstrates Aggregation's Value in Link Economy CORRECTION: This piece originally said USAToday.com reaches a combined 6.1 million readers daily. That combined figure reflects USA Today print readership and online readership. Power Struggles over Converged Newsrooms May Diminish Value of Web Sites CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Derek Willis quit his job at The Washington Post's newspaper operation so he could be hired online. Four Things People Miss About Newspapers and What Can Be Done About it CORRECTION: Julie Weatherbee was incorrectly described in an earlier version of this report as a librarian and as a founder of Arbor Update. Alaskan Caribou Massacre Exposes Cultural Divide CORRECTION: The original version of this post stated that the locals used snowmobiles to hunt the caribou. That has been corrected. High Cost, Low Quality Plague Newspaper Video Efforts CORRECTION: The original version of this post presumed that themorningcall.com has not sold pre-roll advertising on its videos. That has been corrected, and additional information about the advertising arrangement has been added.

Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know.

Four Things People Miss About Newspapers and What Can Be Done About it
CORRECTION: Julie Weatherbee was incorrectly described in an earlier version of this report as a librarian and as a founder of Arbor Update.

Alaskan Caribou Massacre Exposes Cultural Divide
CORRECTION: The original version of this post stated that the locals used snowmobiles to hunt the caribou. That has been corrected.

High Cost, Low Quality Plague Newspaper Video Efforts
CORRECTION: The original version of this post presumed that themorningcall.com has not sold pre-roll advertising on its videos. That has been corrected, and additional information about the advertising arrangement has been added.

Next Steps for Downie-Schudson: 'Mutualizing' News about News
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misidentified the university working on market-based scenarios for supporting journalism. 

Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know.

High Cost, Low Quality Plague Newspaper Video Efforts
CORRECTION: The original version of this post presumed that themorningcall.com has not sold pre-roll advertising on its videos. That has been corrected, and additional information about the advertising arrangement has been added.

Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know.

Next Steps for Downie-Schudson: 'Mutualizing' News about News
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misidentified the university working on market-based scenarios for supporting journalism. 

Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know.

Archived Chat: How Can I Pursue Journalism Abroad?
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misstated the publication where Tagoe works.

San Diego News Network plans US, Canada expansion
CORRECTION: The original headline on this item misidentified the founder of San Diego News Network.

Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know.

Recession Leaves Many Young Americans Jobless
CLARIFICATION: The New York Post story quoted in this piece originally contained incorrect information, according to Richard Wilner, the author of the story, and Lina Garcia, who works in the Department of Labor's Office of Public Affairs. The Post story was referring to the number of people ages 16 to 24 without jobs, which is different from the unemployment rate. Garcia said that as of August 2009, the youth unemployment rate for people ages 16 to 24 was 18.2 percent. The current employment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds is 46.6 percent. Additionally, Garcia said that 6.9 million jobs have been lost during the recession.

Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know.

Archived Chat: VoiceofSanDiego.org Editor Explains How to Run a Nonprofit News Site
CORRECTION: The original version of a response in the Q&A misstated the number of staff members who work for VoiceofSanDiego.org.

Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know.

A Peek at the Private Equity Playbook for Running Newspapers
CORRECTION: The original version of this post misstated the name of Gordon Crovitz's firm, Journalism Online.   

Corrections, Clarifications

We create and edit our journalism in ways aimed at anticipating problem areas, reducing mistakes, and correcting them as quickly and transparently as we can. We maintain an online corrections page that makes it easy for the audience to report errors. We provide timely response, clear corrections, and prominent acknowledgment that a mistake was made and addressed. We credit the authors and creators of the various forms of journalism we publish. We apply appropriate scrutiny to work by staff and contributing writers to prevent plagiarism, intentional or otherwise. We do not intentionally mislead with words or images. We do not deliberately deceive as we gather information. If you see a mistake, please let us know.

Solo Operator of Native American Times Passes One-Year Mark
CORRECTION: The original version of this story misstated the newsstand price of the newspaper and the number of volunteer drivers, and it inaccurately stated that Snell decided to stop charging for the paper.

Journalism Schools Introduce New Degrees Focused on Future
Clarification: This story originally implied that National University did not require students to learn journalism fundamentals early in its master's program for digital journalism. Journalism fundamentals are included in the second course of the curriculum.

SND Loses UNC Home with Change in Leadership
CLARIFICATION: The original version of this post misrepresented Viesselman's statement about why she was reluctant to run. She said she was reluctant to run because she thought it could be perceived as a revenge or personal campaign, not that people approached her to run such a campaign.

CORRECTION: This story also incorrectly stated that SND's headquarters is located in a strip mall. It's in an office park.

Racism, Attacks Lead News Sites to Disable Story Comments
CLARIFICATION: This story has been changed to clarify the circumstances in which The Wenatchee World disables comments on its site and to indicate that it happens rarely.

Hoyt's Contribution to NYT Story Raises Question: Can Journalists Be Both Contributors and Critics?
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article included an incorrect affiliation for David Mindich.

Deja Vu Not: Washington Post, Kaiser in Promising New Venture
CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly described the relationship between Kaiser Permanente and Kaiser Health News. The two share historical roots but operate entirely separately.

Reporter Uses Twitter to Connect with, Provide Insight into Sources
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misstated Gene Kitts' title. It also incorrectly stated that Ward had not heard back from Blankenship when in reality he had.

UNC Dean: SND Move to Chapel Hill Stalled by Uncertainty over Leadership
CORRECTION: The original version of this story incorrectly stated that SND's headquarters is located in a strip mall. It's in an office park.
 
Google Adds Search Options
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Marissa Mayer.

Google CEO Should Pledge Help at NAA; AP Targets Aggregators
CORRECTION: The original version of this story misstated Google's revenue in 2008.

Music in Multimedia: Add Sparingly, Not as a Crutch
CLARIFICATION: The original version of this story mischaracterized Amy O'Leary's position on looking to the film industry for guidance.

San Diego Editor Says Sale 'First Positive Piece of News'
CLARIFICATION: The original version of this story referred imprecisely to the Copley papers sold earlier this decade. (March 20, 2009)

Copy Editing Pro Merrill Perlman Spots Story Problems
CORRECTION: The original version of this story incorrectly described the biography "A Beautiful Mind" and incorrectly referred to the movie "Braveheart."

Rocky Mountain News Chronicles Its Closing in Video
CORRECTION: This story originally misidentified the television station that aired the Rocky's documentary. The story also had an incorrect date by which the newspaper aimed to complete it.

Will Washington Post Series on Chandra Levy Lead to Suspect's Arrest?
CLARIFICATION: This story has been modified to clarify that it was then-Post reporter Sylvia Moreno who spoke with Guandique.

Journalist's Toolbox Moves to SPJ but Stays Familiar

CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, Mike Reilley's name was misspelled in an earlier version of this article.

New Angle on Obamas as All Eyes Focus on Inauguration
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misspelled the name of Chuck Kennedy's father-in-law, Dave Maloney. Also, the Canon transmitter number was incorrect, as was the timing of when Kennedy began pursuing the new podium position.

Rival Newspaper Transformation Plans Take Shape
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article stated that API and NAA share the same headquarters building in Reston, Va. They do not. NAA is in Arlington, Va. (Jan. 15, 2009)