Turkeys run amok (in headlines, copy)

Politico points out how the failed super committee to cut the deficit spawned a number of turkey references.

Grammar tip: Lay vs. lie

In the present tense, lay requires something to be done to...you lay a book on the table, you lay your keys on the shelf, etc. ... Lie is something that does it itself...the book lies on the table, the keys lie on the shelf. A quick tip: If it can do something INDEPENDENTLY, it takes the I word (lie). Here's a photo with another quick tip:

Canadian Journalism Project's guidelines for digital corrections

Here's how the Canadian Jouranlism Project suggests that corrections be handled online

Why is it so hard for journalists to admit their mistakes?

Columbia Journalism Review's Justin Martin takes to task those editors/journalists who'd rather quibble than fix what's wrong

When long words don't fit the headline space ....