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Foolish Journalism

April 1, 2008 – 4:03 pm

At last, it all ties together! I just spotted on Twitter the most likely reason why I adore both journalism and April Fool’s Day, courtesy of blogger Prentiss Riddle.

(Thanks to David Sasaki of Global Voices Online for the tip.)

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in credibility, critical thinking, fun stuff, journalism | Comments (0)

Fixing Old News: How About a Corrections Wiki?

August 30, 2007 – 12:39 pm

NYtimes.com

Any news org should be able to do more with corrections than this…

Denver Post 8/30/2007, p. 2B

Or this… What? You can’t see the corrections on that page?

Denver Post 8/30/2007, p. 2B

…Look way down here in the corner

Even the best journalists and editors sometimes make mistakes. Or sometimes new information surfaces that proves old stories — [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Wikis, business, community, ethics, journalism, media evolution, search, transparency | Comments (0)