Fixing mistakes is hard, but ...

..with the right amount of discipline and effort, it can be done, writes Craig Silverman on Poynhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifter.

AP revises social media policy

The Associated Press has revised its social media policy, including how its staffers should correct their erroneous tweets.

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

National survey of corrections practices: In short, they're a mess

Media Bugs surveyed major media outlets and found lots of shaky, flawed practices abounded.

NPR ombudsman makes corrections suggestions

The public advocate for National Public Radio suggests that NPR have a Report The Error button.

More about corrections: Why it's wrong not to seek help

Here's a piece discussing why it's important to get help in righting the wrongs, from wherever they come.

Corrections policy: Re: Original content

In perusing the Web for information for your final blog post, I came across this from the Mayo Clinic, which singles out its original copy for corrections. Something you might want to consider in writing your corrections policy.

My favorite all-time correction

This comes from the Newark Star-Ledger, courtesy of Regret the Error, a famous news-correction site:

Star Trek fans: No more calls or e-mails, please! Captain Kirk did not
often "cloak" the Starship Enterprise to make it invisible, as was erroneously
reported in the "Biz Buzz" feature in yesterday’s Business section. In fact, the
first known use of cloaking technology was by the Romulans in 2266, according to
"The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future." Kirk and
Commander Spock were sent on a mission to steal a cloaking device from the
Romulans in 2268 during the first Star Trek series. And Klingons used cloaking
in the movie "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock." This prompted theories of a
Romulan-Klingon alliance, in which the Romulans may have traded their cloaking
secrets for warp drive, reports An-swers.com. The Star-Ledger really, really regrets the error.