To Fix or Not to Fix: Online Corrections Policies Vary Widely
by Mark Thompson,
Posted: 2004-07-28, Online Journalism Review.
What happens to the online version of a newspaper when the newspaper corrects an error? Does it change the story? Leave the story, but append a correction? Leave the error?
Policies are changing and this article examines what is happening and discusses the issues including those for libraries.
More newspapers are choosing to correct errors in their online archives and Web sites by editing stories rather than simply attaching corrections. But should archived content be tinkered with?
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