Comments on: Do Online Publishers Do Enough To Correct Inaccuracies? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/11/do-online-publishers-do-enough-to-correct-inaccuracies/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen Downes http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/11/do-online-publishers-do-enough-to-correct-inaccuracies/comment-page-1/#comment-174303 Stephen Downes Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:33:19 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/11/do-online-publishers-do-enough-to-correct-inaccuracies/#comment-174303 Well, what counts as inaccurate? "Federated Media Raising More Money, Looking to Sell" may have been true at some point. Or even if not true, may have been some writer's best guess at some point. This is as much a fact as the fact that Federated Media wasn't raining money, etc. The online record is what it is. Determinations of truth or falsity are *separate* events, subsequent to the original posting. In my case, I let things stand. If a correction is warranted, someone will posted it in the comments. Well, what counts as inaccurate? “Federated Media Raising More Money, Looking to Sell” may have been true at some point. Or even if not true, may have been some writer’s best guess at some point. This is as much a fact as the fact that Federated Media wasn’t raining money, etc.

The online record is what it is. Determinations of truth or falsity are *separate* events, subsequent to the original posting. In my case, I let things stand. If a correction is warranted, someone will posted it in the comments.

]]> By: John Roberts http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/11/do-online-publishers-do-enough-to-correct-inaccuracies/comment-page-1/#comment-174036 John Roberts Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:15:08 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/11/do-online-publishers-do-enough-to-correct-inaccuracies/#comment-174036 Probably not perfect, but the best I know of (because I helped implement) is at CNET News.com. Try http://corrections.news.com/ John Roberts formerly CNET, now OpenDNS Probably not perfect, but the best I know of (because I helped implement) is at CNET News.com. Try http://corrections.news.com/

John Roberts
formerly CNET, now OpenDNS

]]> By: billg http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/11/do-online-publishers-do-enough-to-correct-inaccuracies/comment-page-1/#comment-174006 billg Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:07:11 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/03/11/do-online-publishers-do-enough-to-correct-inaccuracies/#comment-174006 Use the technology: Post a separate correction, and insert a parenthetical correction in the original, and now incorrect, item. When discussing truth and accuracy, the standard shouldn't be the limitations imposed by technology used by other media can do, but what bloggers can do. Use the technology: Post a separate correction, and insert a parenthetical correction in the original, and now incorrect, item.

When discussing truth and accuracy, the standard shouldn’t be the limitations imposed by technology used by other media can do, but what bloggers can do.

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