Journalism and Mass Communications, College of
Date of this Version
9-2010
Abstract
Correcting errors is simple and quick online. For Craig Silverman, that ease raises ethical issues. The author of the popular "Regret the Error" book and website believes news sites too often "scrub" away errors without acknowledging the mistakes. But what's the most ethical way to handle those errors? Should the story be updated without explaining that the original error occurred, what Silverman and others call "scrubbing"? Or should the fix be made with a note appended to the original article explaining that an error had been made?
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Published in ACES: NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN COPY EDITORS SOCIETY VOL. 13 ISSUE 4· SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2010. ONLlNE @ COPYDESK.ORG.