- 2010-11-18T01:06:32Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Sorry guys – Starting late. On a slim staff tonight! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:10:28Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Bear with us folks….typewith.me might have lost our work. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:11:24Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- Who’s here? #WJCHat
- 2010-11-18T01:12:46Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- One-hour #wjchat Starts now! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:12:49Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Hey, #wjchat. Sorry y’all are having technical glitches!
- 2010-11-18T01:12:53Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- Heading out for #ONATBC. It means missing #wjchat! :( Mad love to all you #wjchat-ers.
- 2010-11-18T01:13:28Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @verbalcupcake priorities? hmm… #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:14:19Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Hello from Holland :-)
#wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:14:35Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- OK. It’s just time. Let’s start. Introductions! #wjchat (oops, forgot hashtag)
- 2010-11-18T01:16:16Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Hola, #wjchat. Web journalist for The Elkhart Truth/ eTruth.com here. Excited to get this going.
- 2010-11-18T01:16:16Z
- PatrickDParker (patrick parker)
- RT @wjchat: OK. It’s just time. Let’s start. Introductions! #wjchat (oops, forgot hashtag)
- 2010-11-18T01:16:17Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- Ryan Zeigler, jstudent blogger at redact.me #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:16:48Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- I’m 23 and study communication and journalism. I’ve a great interest in social media and the way it’s used internationally.that’s it #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:17:07Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- I’m @SaleemKhan. This is my chat-only account. Journalist +consultant focused on news innovation, chairman @CAJ, ex-CBC, Torstar. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T01:17:08Z
- PatrickDParker (patrick parker)
- Hey All … Social Media Coordinator For @hartfordcourant here tonight #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:17:59Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- Is @CraigSiverman here yet? Or are his new hobbit feet slowing him down? ;) #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T01:18:27Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Ooh already getting personal! Present! RT @SaleemChat: Is @CraigSiverman here yet? Or are his new hobbit feet slowing him down? ;) #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T01:18:33Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @wjchat Teresa Gorman, Social Media/Online at @NewsHour #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:18:48Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- he better hurry..it’s 2.18am local time lol. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:19:27Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- #wjchat Multimedia producer at Cronkite News Service/grad student at ASU. Working frantically on APIs so will be in and out tonight.
- 2010-11-18T01:19:28Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @CraigSilverman Ha! Couldn’t resist the Vibram reference. :) #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T01:19:52Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Ahh there he is :-) Welcome Craig. time for some rock ‘n roll :P #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:20:02Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Notice to friends (apologies to @hsteeves1314): It’s #wjchat time. Join us for a chat about Web journalism if’n you want. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:20:11Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- Hiya. Panicked social media and community editor for KPCC> #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:20:50Z
- jghellum (Jennifer Gaie Hellum)
- Holy daylight savings – I thought I missed #wjchat! I’m Jennifer, a multimedia producer/reporter at Cronkite News Service, soon-to-be grad!
- 2010-11-18T01:21:24Z
- nathanbyrne (Nathan Byrne)
- Nathan Byrne. Online/SM mgr. for @kq2 & stjoechannel.com in St. Joseph, Missouri. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:21:42Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Dan MacLeod, executive editor for @usmfreepress, freelancer reporter (@dailysun, @bangordailynews) moving to New York next month. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:21:45Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Hi! I’m helping host tonight’s #wjchat. My corrections website: http://bit.ly/5A3LV Columns: http://bit.ly/djkH7B & http://bit.ly/bbeWza
- 2010-11-18T01:23:08Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- Hello 2 all #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:23:27Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- Deanna Cheng – College student w/ aims at Journalism – curious & keen. Warning: may leave early tonight #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:23:47Z
- PatrickDParker (patrick parker)
- Ditto … RT @ryanjz: Hello 2 all #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:24:40Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- @wjchat G’evening everyone #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:26:18Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Interested in media errors, corrections and accuracy? Come join tonight’s #wjchat NOW.
- 2010-11-18T01:26:31Z
- scottleadingham (Scott Leadingham)
- Hello to #wjchat folks. Scott Leadingham here, Quill mag editor and general journalism-interested type for @spj_tweets.
- 2010-11-18T01:26:45Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q1 How does your website handle corrections? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:26:53Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Interested in media errors, corrections and accuracy? Come join tonight’s #wjchat NOW.
- 2010-11-18T01:27:00Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Interested in media errors, corrections and accuracy? Come join tonight’s #wjchat NOW.
- 2010-11-18T01:27:03Z
- webjournalist (Robert Hernandez)
- Hi all.. I’m Robert Hernandez, Web journalism Profe @USCAnnenberg, co-creator of #wjchat and ONA board candidate.
- 2010-11-18T01:27:10Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q1 How does your website handle corrections? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:27:29Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- RT @wjchat: Q1 How does your website handle corrections? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:27:37Z
- selfmadepsyche (Megan Taylor)
- Hi #wjchat. It’s been a while. I’m Megan Taylor, web dev and data journalist wannabe.
- 2010-11-18T01:27:46Z
- webjournalist (Robert Hernandez)
- I’m popping on from El Salvador …. sayin’ hi…. now saying bye. Have a good #wjchat y’all!
- 2010-11-18T01:29:08Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @wjchat A1- I can only speak for our SM, but I note the error ASAP, apologize and move on. Always own up to mistakes! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:29:25Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q1 Not applicable to me now. Old employer handled it badly: Takedown. I recommend prominent correction of non-actionable errors.
- 2010-11-18T01:29:27Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- Q1: We mostly just correct inline. No set policy for it, however. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:29:37Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q1 : the least mistakes the better it is. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:29:41Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Oops! Always forgot #wjchat! Martha here in Seattle at komonews.com.
- 2010-11-18T01:30:02Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- For those interested, here’s a recent survey of how major US news orgs handle correx online. Not encouraging: http://bit.ly/drYW4H #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:30:12Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Q1. No set policy (wish there were one). But if it’s a biggie, we notate it as an editor’s note at top of story. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:30:40Z
- writepudding (Liana Aghajanian)
- RT @CraigSilverman: For those interested, here’s a recent survey of how major US news orgs handle correx online. Not encouraging: http://bit.ly/drYW4H #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:30:41Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @wjchat: Q1 How does your website handle corrections? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:30:44Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Q1 I would love it if our site had a link/button for corrections. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:30:55Z
- DavidClinchNews (David Clinch)
- David Clinch – Editorial Director of Storyful #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:31:11Z
- billiegirltoo (billiegirltoo)
- RT @CraigSilverman: For those interested, here’s a recent survey of how major US news orgs handle correx online. Not encouraging: http://bit.ly/drYW4H #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:31:13Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Make the change as soon as we notice/it’s brought to our attention, make note of the change before story, and run something in print #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:31:13Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- RT @CraigSilverman: A recent survey of how major US news orgs handle correx online. Not encouraging: http://bit.ly/drYW4H #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:31:14Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q1 In case there’s any confusion, by “actionable” items I mean “defamatory” or reasonably interepreted as such.
- 2010-11-18T01:31:31Z
- frankshyong (Frank Shyong)
- Hey all, I’m a UCLA econ grad 2010, Entertainment Weekly intern now, have interned for The Taipei Times and The Nashville City Paper.#wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:32:04Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat < @CraigSilverman: A recent survey of how major US news orgs handle correx online. Not encouraging: http://bit.ly/drYW4H #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:32:25Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @Martha_Kang That would be great… we rely on comments, email and social media. An obvious correction button would be easier #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:33:07Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- @SaleemChat Ooh, takedowns – yikes! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:33:10Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Q1 Generally, we update story online immediately and add a note at the top saying what’s different from previous version. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:33:19Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q1. NYT places correx at bottom of story “correction appended” at top & puts correx on dedicated online page: http://nyti.ms/cdw4vh #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:34:27Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- @gteresa @TBD has such a tool. They do it right. #wjchat Q1
- 2010-11-18T01:34:34Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- MT @CraigSilverman: Recent survey of how major US news orgs handle correx online. Not encouraging: http://bit.ly/drYW4H #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:35:19Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q1. NYT places correx at bottom of story “correction appended” at top &…dedicated…page: http://nyti.ms/cdw4vh #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:35:45Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q2 in a couple of minutes! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:36:53Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Q1:The @pressherald has an accuracy form for interviewees. I sort of like the idea. http://bit.ly/bvGuVo #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:36:58Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @SaleemChat: RT @CraigSilverman: Q1. NYT places correx at bottom of story “correction appended” at top &…dedicated…page: http://nyti.ms/cdw4vh #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:37:18Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q1 Media are often averse to NYT approach to corrections. Actual quote: “If we put them all on one page, it’ll make us look bad!”
- 2010-11-18T01:37:20Z
- scottleadingham (Scott Leadingham)
- Q1 Re news corrections, has anyone used MediaBugs site? Curious of your take: http://www.mediabugs.org #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:37:28Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q2 Do you always state the mistaken info in a correction or leave it out? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:38:27Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q2. To repeat or not to repeat. That is is the question. I say repeat. Be clear about the error; avoid further confusion. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:38:27Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- RT @wjchat: Q2 Do you always state the mistaken info in a correction or leave it out? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:38:28Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q1 My response: How bad do you look when errors riddle your stories and are left uncorrected?
- 2010-11-18T01:38:41Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q2 Do you always state the mistaken info in a correction or leave it out? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:39:06Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- Q.1 The @NYTimes post their corrections online & in prints http://nyti.ms/bYAf8B via @CraigSilverman #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:39:25Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- @scottleadingham Never heard of that site b4 scott. i ll give it a look. thx #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:39:34Z
- meganhealey (Megan Healey)
- Q1: We make the correction and move on. Simple. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:39:59Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q2 Again, if it’s not actionable (not defamatory), restate the error in your correction to be clear, eliminate confusion.
- 2010-11-18T01:40:10Z
- dangillmor (Dan Gillmor)
- @CraigSilverman would you repeat the misspelled name when correcting it? i wouldn’t. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:40:30Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Q2: You should always be honest when you get it wrong. Not telling people could be seen as sneaky. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:40:42Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Q2 Wasn’t aware there was any other way to state a correction. You kind of have to go “my bad” on those. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:41:02Z
- scottleadingham (Scott Leadingham)
- @DUTCHwingsONAIR MediaBugs won Knight News Challenge, so must have some potential. I haven’t delved in too far, though. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:41:13Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @wjchat: Q2 Do you always state the mistaken info in a correction or leave it out? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:41:16Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- I would. Imprtnt 2 be consistent RT @dangillmor: @CraigSilverman would you repeat the misspelled name when correcting it? i wouldn’t #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:41:33Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q2 This is not to say you repeat the full text of the error; that can cause its own confusion. But put it into context.
- 2010-11-18T01:41:43Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Hi #wjchat. Sorry I’m late, Dorrine – Online Content Producer in San Diego. I’ll be ‘watching’ from the sidelines tonight. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:41:52Z
- meganhealey (Megan Healey)
- Q2: Not unless it is a massive mistake…like ID-ing the wrong dead person! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:42:09Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Q2: “A previous version of this story misspelled xx’s name. The story has been corrected, etc” #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:42:38Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- RT @wjchat Q2 Do you always state the mistaken info in a correction or leave it out? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:43:27Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q2 Ex. of bad no-repeat correx: “An Oct. 20 headline in our tech-science section erroneously reported an Apple product announcement” #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:43:30Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @CraigSilverman I disagree with repeating a misspelled name. It creates factually incorrect data that is indexed. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:43:38Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q2: it’s best to keep things clear to the public.Whenever mistakes are made, people should correct it if possible & not stick to it #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:44:34Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Good point RT @saleemchat I disagree with repeating a misspelled name. It creates factually incorrect data that is indexed. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:44:36Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- @SaleemChat Can’t you say the same for repeating any mistaken info (re: indexed data) #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:44:50Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- RT @CraigSilverman: For those interested, here’s a recent survey of how major US news orgs handle correx online. Not encouraging: http://bit.ly/drYW4H #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:45:02Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Q2 I like how DSMacLeod wrote how to deal with a misspelled name. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:45:22Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- q2:”We did something wrong, but won’t tell you exactly what. SIKE”My gut reaction. But @SaleemChat pt abt index is interesting
#wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:45:48Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- Great stuff. RT @CraigSilverman: #wjchat. My corrections website: http://bit.ly/5A3LV Columns: http://bit.ly/djkH7B & http://bit.ly/bbeWza
- 2010-11-18T01:46:00Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Interested in media errors, corrections and accuracy? Come join tonight’s #wjchat NOW.
- 2010-11-18T01:47:56Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @CraigSilverman No. We should be clear and in context, not hide errors. “We misspelled Saleem’s surname. ‘Khan’ is correct.” #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:47:56Z
- scottleadingham (Scott Leadingham)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Interested in media errors, corrections and accuracy? Come join tonight’s #wjchat NOW. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:48:14Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- @naudsie Sorry, just saw this! I mean a button that enables users to submit a correction. Easier access. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:48:21Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q3 in a couple of minutes #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:49:04Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- Q2: Yes, repeat error when correcting. If you don’t say what was wrong, you aren’t really correcting, just vaguely admitting error. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:49:34Z
- cophotog (Chip Oglesby)
- @stevebuttry well said. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:49:49Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q3 What deserves a correction? Typos? Mistakes? Errors from sources? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:50:09Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @CraigSilverman Data indexing is a secondary concern. Relaying accurate information that doesn’t confuse people is paramount. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T01:50:10Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- @SaleemChat Being specific about the mistake is good in that example. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:50:51Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- @martha_kang Lol thanks for the clarification! Sounds interesting, and would prolly cut down on the angry “YOU’RE WRONG!” calls #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:51:09Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- @SaleemChat Agree. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:51:26Z
- cophotog (Chip Oglesby)
- A mistake caught by a reader deserves correction and citation. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:51:35Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Q3Typos or gram. errors, unless significant/misleading, could probably be left out. But any factual errors should be noted. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:51:37Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- Q2: Exception to always-repeat error: if error was defamatory. Then refer to topic as clearly as possible w/o repeating offense. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:51:39Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @stevebuttry: Q2: Yes, repeat error when correcting. If you don’t say what was wrong, you aren’t really correcting, just vaguely admitting error. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:51:46Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @wjchat: Q3 What deserves a correction? Typos? Mistakes? Errors from sources? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:51:52Z
- SaraLinCB (Sara Lin)
- RT @stevebuttry: Q2: Yes, repeat error when correcting. If you don’t say what was wrong, you aren’t really correcting, just vaguely admitting error. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:51:59Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q2 What it boils down to: What is the purpose of a correction? I say it’s to fix the error and inform accurately.
- 2010-11-18T01:52:15Z
- meganhealey (Megan Healey)
- Q3: Things that would have been outwardly misleading to readers…major factual airs. That’s it. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:52:18Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Q3: Typos only matter if they change the story — mistyped name, wrong date, etc. I edit out grammar mistakes online w/o a note. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:52:21Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q3 If a mistake changes the meaning of a sentence, introduces a factual error or causes confusion, it should have a correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:52:22Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q3 What deserves a correction? Typos? Mistakes? Errors from sources? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:52:41Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- RT @SaleemChat @CraigSilverman Data indexing is a secondary concern.Relaying accurate info that doesn’t confuse people is paramount #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T01:52:44Z
- DavidClinchNews (David Clinch)
- Errors from sources deserve correction as do misquotes etc. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:52:49Z
- scottleadingham (Scott Leadingham)
- Q3 Every mistake/error deserves correcting. Depends on error how much explanation is required. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:53:21Z
- KevinLoker (Kevin Loker)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q3 If a mistake changes the meaning of a sentence, introduces a factual error or causes confusion, it should have a correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:53:32Z
- SusannaSpeier (Susanna Speier)
- Late. Here. Hi. @wjchat #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:54:14Z
- AngelaPacienza (Angela Pacienza)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q3 If mistake changes meaning of sentence, introduces factual error or causes confusion, it should have correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:54:57Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q3 If a mistake changes the meaning of a sentence, introduces a factual error or causes confusion, it should have a correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:55:28Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- @naudsie Ahahha!! I don’t know that there’ll EVER be a cure for those charming people. :) #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:55:43Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q3 Defamatory, factual, misattribution, confusing all deserve corrections.
- 2010-11-18T01:56:09Z
- onlyandrewn (Andrew Nguyen)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q3 If a mistake changes the meaning of a sentence, introduces a factual error or causes confusion, it should have a correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:56:12Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Q3 The only mistake I don’t think needs a correction is simple grammatical changes #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:56:28Z
- mattderienzo (Matt DeRienzo)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q3 If a mistake changes the meaning of a sentence, introduces a factual error or causes confusion, it should have a correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:56:44Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q3: disproportional failures that cause severe harm to the actual news itself & make it show in a way it’s never been meant like. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:56:52Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @naudsie: Q3 The only mistake I don’t think needs a correction is simple grammatical changes #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:57:01Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q3 Remember that losing even one letter can cause a big (amusing) error: http://bit.ly/a6bx8M #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:57:11Z
- mattderienzo (Matt DeRienzo)
- RT @stevebuttry: Q2: Yes, repeat error when correcting. If you don’t say what was wrong, you aren’t really correcting, just vaguely admitting error. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:58:37Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @DavidClinchNews: Errors from sources deserve correction as do misquotes etc. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:59:42Z
- mattderienzo (Matt DeRienzo)
- RT @CraigSilverman: For those interested, here’s a recent survey of how major US news orgs handle correx online. Not encouraging: http://bit.ly/drYW4H #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T01:59:58Z
- andre_girard (André Girard)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Interested in media errors, corrections and accuracy? Come join tonight’s #wjchat NOW.
- 2010-11-18T02:00:07Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- @DavidClinchNews Yes, source errors should absolutely be corrected *and noted. Our stories are shells w/o source info, after all. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:00:34Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- Saw this coming. Sigh. RT @CraigSilverman: Q3 Remember losing even one letter can cause a big (amusing) error: http://bit.ly/a6bx8M #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:01:05Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @DavidClinchNews #WJChat #Q3 I’ve had figures experienced with media call for a “correction from source.” Never granted. How do you handle?
- 2010-11-18T02:01:21Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Q3 Just something local to go w/ @craigsilverman’s comment about a one missing letter making a big difference http://ht.ly/3bCIS #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:01:32Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- RT @Martha_Kang: @DavidClinchNews Yes, source errors should absolutely be corrected *and noted. Our stories are shells w/o source info, after all. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:01:43Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- @stevebuttry Be proud it wasn’t scrubbed from the page! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:03:04Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- We also need to take responsibility when we cite sources who were wrong (think Judith Miller). Verification is our job. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:03:23Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @naudsie oh no… wonder how many people got fired. gees! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:03:41Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q3 In my last example, I’m talking about sometimes/potentially provocative quotes sources wanted to “unsay.”
- 2010-11-18T02:04:15Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- @gteresa Haha I don’t know, but we had a field day with it in our newsroom! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:04:26Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q4 What’s the best way to handle corrections in terms of people/process? Who handles/writes corrections for your org? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:04:41Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q4 What’s the best way to handle corrections in terms of people/process? Who handles/writes corrections for your org? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:05:12Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- RT @SaleemChat: RT @wjchat: Q4 What’s the best way to handle corrections in terms of people/process? Who handles/writes corrections for your org? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:06:20Z
- danielgamberg (Daniel Gamberg)
- I’m a sfsu journalism student listening in for the first time #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:07:12Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Q4 Usually one of our editors will make the change, or they’ll have the resident internet monkey (read: me) do it :) #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:07:18Z
- jenconnic (Jen Connic)
- RT @stevebuttry: We also need to take responsibility when we cite sources who were wrong (think Judith Miller). Verification is our job. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:07:48Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q4 Often a problem that process breaks down internally. Correx go unpublished. Like here: http://bit.ly/d6IQLd #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:08:09Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- @danielgamberg Welcome to the crowd. To catch the first half, there is usually a transcript the following wk for you to catch up on #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:08:24Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q4 Original reporter, editor should be part of process, plus fresh eyes. Nice to have a dedicated corrections editor/producer, too.
- 2010-11-18T02:08:42Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q4 the best way to handle corrections is humor!Everyone can make a mistake so don’t be too harsh on the ‘failing author’ him/herself #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:09:36Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Q4 That said, I know our photo dept makes corrections that end up in the paper, but I don’t know how they deal with it online. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:10:07Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- #wjchat RT @eclisham: @stevebuttry Since y’all are talking about verification — from this morning’s NYTimes: http://goo.gl/82048
- 2010-11-18T02:10:23Z
- AngelaPacienza (Angela Pacienza)
- Q4 Reporter, editor involved to verify/check correction. Don’t want to make error worse by not understanding original. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:10:29Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Q4 Depends on weight of correction. Usually the web guru and/or reporter. But occasionally penned by management then legaled #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:10:37Z
- Toddbenoit (ToddBenoit)
- Q4 Desk editor verifies mistake occurred, reporter confirms, top editor approves – small newsroom #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:11:49Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @AngelaPacienza: Q4 Reporter, editor involved to verify/check correction. Don’t want to make error worse by not understanding original. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:11:51Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q4 Some lrger news orgs have correx person on each desk. All report to ombud or managing editor. Smaller orgs have 1 correx czar #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:11:57Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @Toddbenoit: Q4 Desk editor verifies mistake occurred, reporter confirms, top editor approves – small newsroom #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:12:20Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Q4: It should be verified and posted by an editor. Any note from the news org itself should be. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:13:11Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q4 By “correx person on each desk” I mean people who fill role in addition to main job. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:14:01Z
- SusannaSpeier (Susanna Speier)
- Has a publicist evern tried to manage the error correction process with alterior motives. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:14:11Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q5 coming in a couple! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:14:43Z
- danielgamberg (Daniel Gamberg)
- @writerly_dee Thanks for the tip. I’m working on a blog piece about Twitter chats, that will definitely come in handy… #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:15:11Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- #wjchat RT @kleinmatic: @CraigSilverman propublica does the same as nyt — note on story and a correx pg.
- 2010-11-18T02:16:44Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q5: Does your website encourage people to report errors? How? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:16:58Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q5: Does your website encourage people to report errors? How? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:17:25Z
- FromCarl (Carl Lavin)
- RT @CraigSilverman: For those interested, here’s a recent survey of how major US news orgs handle correx online. Not encouraging: http://bit.ly/drYW4H #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:17:38Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- RT @wjchat: Q5: Does your website encourage people to report errors? How? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:18:41Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q5 Here’s a great example of how one small paper encourages error reporting from readers: http://bit.ly/ce8LBb #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:18:48Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q5 doesn’t quite apply to me. Make an invitation to correct errors a reasonably prominent item on your story page.
- 2010-11-18T02:20:09Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q5: we don’t run a website but you can encourage people to look for mistakes by mentioning their name as person who discovered it. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:20:21Z
- scottleadingham (Scott Leadingham)
- Committee recommends closure of CU-Boulder journalism school http://t.co/yTX7ObN #journchat #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:20:34Z
- cascheller (ChristineAScheller)
- You consistently have some of the best answers on #wjchat @SaleemChat
- 2010-11-18T02:20:52Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q5: Good one. That’s one we don’t do. We’re great on corrections/clarifications otherwise. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:20:54Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Q5 We neither encourage nor discourage. We hyperlink our e-mail addresses, but we could probably take a more proactive approach. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:21:12Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q5 part 2 – perhaps some people will see it as a ‘sport’ to hunt for mistakes and take their mentioned name as an ‘honor’.could work #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:21:14Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @DUTCHwingsONAIR I do that when someone corrects the @NewsHour SM. More to give credit than incentive, though. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:21:21Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- I think TweetDeck or the Twitter API are having a hard time delivering posts tonight. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T02:21:37Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- Can’t believe I’ve missed #wjchat ..traveling tomorrow, packing up my junk. @CraigSilverman on errors should be a great archive.
- 2010-11-18T02:22:11Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @cascheller: You consistently have some of the best answers on #wjchat @SaleemChat
- 2010-11-18T02:22:44Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Failwhale for correx. Perfect! RT @SaleemChat: I think TweetDeck or the Twitter API are having a hard time delivering posts tonight. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T02:23:15Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q5b: Should we credit readers who help us spot errors? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:23:18Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @cascheller Thanks! I’ve spent most of my career thinking about this stuff. Re: “You consistently have some of the best answers on #wjchat “
- 2010-11-18T02:23:28Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q5b: Should we credit readers who help us spot errors? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:24:06Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Q5: We have plenty of places to connect with reporters and editors, but no place to submit corrections specifically. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:24:24Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q5b If they have no objection to being identified as the source of a correction, absolutely credit members of your community!
- 2010-11-18T02:24:52Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @wjchat: Q5b: Should we credit readers who help us spot errors? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:25:00Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @DSMacLeod: Q5: We have plenty of places to connect with reporters and editors, but no place to submit corrections specifically. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:25:05Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @SaleemChat: #WJChat #Q5b If they have no objection to being identified as the source of a correction, absolutely credit members of your community!
- 2010-11-18T02:25:19Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q5b Not aware of news orgs that do this as a rule. But more folks should link to comments that spot errors, for example. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:25:24Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- @gteresa that’s nice! there’s a child in every one of us :P I got this idea by a hacker community. Each hacker who found a mistake #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:26:42Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Q5b That’s actually a great idea, especially with a community paper like ours! #wjchat #ideatopitchtosupervisortomorrow
- 2010-11-18T02:26:45Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q5b- is there an obvious drawback to crediting readers that I’m not seeing? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:26:53Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- @gteresa security risk or whatsoever & could prove it,got placed on a special ‘hall of fame’page. the site became barely uncrackable #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:27:18Z
- DSMacLeod (D.S. MacLeod)
- Good chat, y’all. Gotta wrap up some work now. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:27:33Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @RobinJP Uh…You may wish to rephrase, given the new definition of “junk” in a travel context. Must avoid confusion, per #WJChat tonight! :)
- 2010-11-18T02:27:53Z
- meganhealey (Megan Healey)
- Q5: I will credit a reader if they detect a mistake, but usually informally on social media. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:28:01Z
- mathewi (Mathew Ingram)
- @CraigSilverman: linking to or acknowledging comments that point out errors has always been my personal rule #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:28:34Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: Q5b- is there an obvious drawback to crediting readers that I’m not seeing? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:28:40Z
- SusannaSpeier (Susanna Speier)
- @RobinJP There you are . was wondering… #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:28:48Z
- mattderienzo (Matt DeRienzo)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q5 Here’s a great example of how one small paper encourages error reporting from readers: http://bit.ly/ce8LBb #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:28:56Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q6 coming soon… #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:29:07Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- Looks like an interesting #wjchat! sorry I’m missing it — can’t wait to read the transcript!
- 2010-11-18T02:29:41Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q5b The vast majority of correx come from readers spotting errors. So why not find ways to encourage them, show thx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:30:20Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q5b Re: drawback, source may have inside knowledge of a news story that identifies them, could put them at risk, @AssignmentDesk1
- 2010-11-18T02:30:23Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q5 : of course! A nice word to the reader won’t hurt ya. it will make him/her feel appreciated and taken serious in my belief. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:30:58Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- Sorry, in and out tonight. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:31:34Z
- DavidClinchNews (David Clinch)
- Good rule -> @mathewi @CraigSilverman: linking to or acknowledging comments that point out errors has always been my personal rule #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:32:02Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- RT @mathewi: @CraigSilverman: linking to or acknowledging comments that point out errors has always been my personal rule #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:32:19Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q6: Social Media: Do you tweet/facebook a correction if you also tweeted/FB’d the incorrect info? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:32:35Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @DavidClinchNews Not to mention opportunities to further a developing story with new crowdsourced data #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:32:42Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q6: Social Media: Do you tweet/facebook a correction if you also tweeted/FB’d the incorrect info? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:32:50Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @wjchat: Q6: Social Media: Do you tweet/facebook a correction if you also tweeted/FB’d the incorrect info? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:32:50Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- RT @wjchat: Q6: Social Media: Do you tweet/facebook a correction if you also tweeted/FB’d the incorrect info? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:33:09Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- RT @CraigSilverman: RT @mathewi: @CraigSilverman: linking to or acknowledging comments that point out errors has always been my personal rule #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:33:23Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @wjchat A6 I tweet “updates” to a story with corrections/attributions at the end. I will also tweet the attributed party. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:33:26Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @SaleemChat We did have that situation once, now that I think about it. We made correx, did not ID him. TY! #WJChat #Q5b
- 2010-11-18T02:33:48Z
- jenleereeves (Jen Lee Reeves)
- A6: (sorry I got here late) We delete after issuing a correction (to prevent incorrect retweeting). #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:33:48Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- This one I can answer. We do tweet any sort of mistakes/corrections on SM. Also, we apologize for types. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:34:03Z
- Amadeus3000 (Anthony Capps)
- Not acknowledging that someone else found an error makes the community think an employee found the error. Often false. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:34:17Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q6 Never been in this situation but one should issue a correction through all channels that disseminated an error.
- 2010-11-18T02:34:42Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q6 One problem today is that errors move faster, farther than correx. So we need should make effort to push out correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:34:43Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Q6 Readers tend to be more willing to call us out there to make sure we correct ourselves, esp. on Facebook #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:35:03Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @wjchat Q6 Yes, I absolutely would tweet/FB corrections-either the specific correx or note corrections have been made in a piece #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:35:19Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q6 why not? It makes sense to me to correct yourself and provide the latest news to your readers. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:35:28Z
- PSBChrisStrub (Chris Strub)
- #wjchat Re: Q6 … Definitely, definitely.
- 2010-11-18T02:35:30Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @naudsie: Q6 Readers tend to be more willing to call us out there to make sure we correct ourselves, esp. on Facebook #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:35:40Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q6 One problem today is that errors move faster, farther than correx. So we need should make effort to push out correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:35:46Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q6 One problem today…errors move faster, farther than correx. So we need should make effort to push out correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:35:46Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q6: Same as @jenleereeves Delete incorrect tweet, give out correct info. Answer any followup questions. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:36:06Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Match correx to channels used. RT @SaleemChat: #WJChat #Q6 …one should issue a correction through all channels that disseminated an error
- 2010-11-18T02:36:09Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @naudsie yes, we get a lot of corrections on Facebook…not always correct, but do keep me on my toes, which is good. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:37:15Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- The blog standard! #wjchat RT @mathewi: … GigaOM’s policy is to strike through the error and leave it there along with the corrected info
- 2010-11-18T02:37:19Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- FYI Curated.by is pushing a big update tomorrow but they won’t let me blog about it until it’s released =p #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:37:34Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q6 One problem today is that errors move faster, farther than correx. So we need should make effort to push out correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:37:42Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @jenleereeves: A6: (sorry I got here late) We delete after issuing a correction (to prevent incorrect retweeting). #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:37:56Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @jenleereeves Idk deleting. I suppose if you are clear that a mistake was made it does no harm to get rid of the offensive tweet #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:38:04Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @AssignmentDesk1: Q6: Same as @jenleereeves Delete incorrect tweet, give out correct info. Answer any followup questions. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:38:52Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q6 One problem today is that errors move faster, farther than correx. So we need should make effort to push out correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:38:58Z
- cascheller (ChristineAScheller)
- RT @SaleemChat: @cascheller Thanks! I’ve spent most of my career thinking about this stuff. Re: “You consistently have some of the best answers on #wjchat “
- 2010-11-18T02:39:31Z
- jenleereeves (Jen Lee Reeves)
- @gteresa We’ve had times when we corrected but the wrong tweet continued to get RT’d. Needed a new policy. But we openly admit error #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:39:32Z
- writerly_dee (Deanna Cheng)
- Unfortunately, I have to leave now. Anticipating the transcript! Thanks for the info, guys! Rock on! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:39:46Z
- blachford (Lori Blachford)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q6 One problem today is that errors move faster, farther than correx. So we need should make effort to push out correx. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:40:18Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q6 Except in the case of defamatory posts, I’m not sure I agree with deleting the original, @jenleereeves , @AssignmentDesk1 .
- 2010-11-18T02:40:30Z
- Amadeus3000 (Anthony Capps)
- I’m a fan of the strike through method. News orgs could learn a lot from the blog style. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:40:42Z
- jayrosen_nyu (Jay Rosen )
- #wjchat QJ: What do we do when the whole narrative–not the story, but the coverage–is wrong? Like with the build-up to the Iraq War.
- 2010-11-18T02:41:09Z
- AngelaPacienza (Angela Pacienza)
- Q6 Should always strive to send corrected info to same place/audience original error went. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:41:17Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q6 it’s awkward when your original (wrong) message has been citated elsewhere and you’ve already deleted and replaced it by another #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:41:21Z
- jenleereeves (Jen Lee Reeves)
- @SaleemChat I always take screen shots – and we’ll report on ourselves if we need to. But I want to stop spread of wrong info. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:41:38Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q7 is on it’s way…. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:41:49Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @jenleereeves @assignmentdesk1 do you make an active effort to let people who HAVE rt’d wrong tweet know? DM ? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:42:40Z
- jenleereeves (Jen Lee Reeves)
- @gteresa depending on how crazy the situation is, I have DM’d spreaders of incorrect RT’s. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:42:43Z
- tvamy (Amy Wood WSPA TV CW)
- @wjchat YES to question 6 #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:43:08Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- @gteresa Keeping us on our toes is something they do amazingly well! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:43:34Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q7 How do you correct a Tweet? A Facebook status? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:43:45Z
- AngelaPacienza (Angela Pacienza)
- Yes. But can be tough to keep track. RT @gteresa: do you make an active effort to let people who HAVE rt’d wrong tweet know? DM ? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:43:54Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @jenleereeves love idea of screenshots -shows you weren’t trying to cover anything up. Maybe could go in correx sec of site if was 1 #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:44:40Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- Great Q! @jayrosen_nyu [paraphrase] What if the whole narrative (not story, but coverage) is wrong? Like the build-up to Iraq War. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T02:44:42Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @gteresa I have looked at the RT’s (that mention our name) and let each one know. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:45:05Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- Q7 leaving the error the way it is and posting a correct update underneath #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:45:09Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- RT @wjchat: Q7 How do you correct a Tweet? A Facebook status? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:45:11Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- RT @wjchat: Q7 How do you correct a Tweet? A Facebook status? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:45:12Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @jenleereeves: I always take screen shots – and we’ll report on ourselves if we need to. But I want to stop spread of wrong info. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:45:15Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @CraigSilverman @mathewi Still stuck at not wanting to perpetuate, repeat error… like strikethrough for its transparency though. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:45:16Z
- balexandr (Brian Alexander)
- .@jayrosen_nyu Level with the readers. Tell them you were wrong, include all links to your stories that contributed to the narrative #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:45:46Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @AngelaPacienza definitely. we had an incorrect tweet on election night and was rly difficult to reel it back in. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:45:46Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- Q7: I never delete a tweet or whatever…it’s out there already. I immediately apologize, correct and move it. Same with FB #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:46:05Z
- jenleereeves (Jen Lee Reeves)
- @gteresa we do weekly on air stories (kind of ombudsman looks at our work) if the error is huge we’ll make a story out of it. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:46:06Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q7 How do you correct a Tweet? A Facebook status? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:46:26Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Doesn’t the person you’re trying to DM have to be following you though? Sometimes we get RT’d by randoms. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:47:19Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q7 I provided some tips for correcting a tweet in this column: http://bit.ly/bvbeIB #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:47:50Z
- nforbingorr (Niki Forbing-Orr)
- RT @stevebuttry: #wjchat RT @eclisham: @stevebuttry Since y’all are talking about verification — from this morning’s NYTimes: http://goo.gl/82048
- 2010-11-18T02:47:54Z
- DecoupageBijoux (Mindy Huggins Clay)
- RT @jayrosen_nyu: #wjchat QJ: What do we do when the whole narrative–not the story, but the coverage–is wrong? Like with the build-up to the Iraq War.
- 2010-11-18T02:48:14Z
- NailaJ (Naila Jinnah)
- YES! RT @CraigSilverman RT @wjchat Q6: Social Media: Do you tweet/facebook a correction if you also tweeted/FB’d the incorrect info? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:48:34Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @kimbui I delete only so it doesn’t get picked up later. Am I mistaken abt how that works? I know it doesn’t delt from UR timeline. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:48:58Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q7 If it’s not defamatory or is an inconsequential error (no-impact typo), I delete, repost. Else, correct with link to original.
- 2010-11-18T02:49:18Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q7 I provided some tips for correcting a tweet in this column: http://bit.ly/bvbeIB #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:49:50Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Tips for correcting a tweet in this column: http://bit.ly/bvbeIB #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:50:04Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @naudsie yes….you can ask them to follow you, or just @ them #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:50:16Z
- DavidClinchNews (David Clinch)
- @CraigSilverman We do the news in real time and we do corrections in real time. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:50:19Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q7 I provided some tips for correcting a tweet in this column: http://bit.ly/bvbeIB #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:50:26Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- @assignmentdesk1 My thing is that even if you delete, it’s still on the web. Screenshots of mistakes, for example. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:51:05Z
- moiraeve1 (moiraeve1)
- RT @jayrosen_nyu: #wjchat QJ: What do we do when the whole narrative–not the story, but the coverage–is wrong? Like with the build-up to the Iraq War.
- 2010-11-18T02:51:15Z
- PialiRoy (Piali Roy)
- After catching up on some #wjchat tweets, I realize I should publicly thank @Jyotika for catching mistake on today’s blog post. Thks ma’am!
- 2010-11-18T02:52:42Z
- Amadeus3000 (Anthony Capps)
- If someone has a private account and retweets you but you don’t follow that person, I’m don’t believe that RT registers for you. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:52:55Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @wjchat Lots of talk about Twitter corrections-what about Facebook? Any differences? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:53:18Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q7 I posted a mildly snarky correction on Twitter today. Post: http://j.mp/aTtDnz Corrected: http://j.mp/c2T7aa
- 2010-11-18T02:55:07Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- We tend to put Facebook corrections in the comments under the respective post. That way, they’re in the same spot at least #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:55:15Z
- kaitlinflanigan (Kaitlin Flanigan)
- Uh… Missing #wjchat b/c I have to edit copy and footage for about 5+ hours tonight.
- 2010-11-18T02:55:36Z
- SusannaSpeier (Susanna Speier)
- Anyone wildlife journs to add to the list I’m compiling for @SusannaRoar ? Experts on large cats preferable. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:55:51Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- @gteresa We just post under the Facebook post. Usually with a “sorry guys!” #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:55:55Z
- cascheller (ChristineAScheller)
- @jayrosen_nyu Be the one to change the narrative. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:56:18Z
- Amadeus3000 (Anthony Capps)
- @jayrosen_nyu Apology and explanation across all platforms, and a note/link to apol on all stories published on the subject. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:56:43Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q8 is almost ready to go…. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:57:22Z
- paleomedia (Nathaniel Hoffman)
- @jayrosen_nyu When the narrative is wrong it’s time to find a new place to write. Not sure what #wjchat is tho …
- 2010-11-18T02:57:47Z
- writegirl1215 (Bethany Chambers)
- #wjchat #Q7: A simple “CORRECTION:” will suffice. And I don’t suggest restating mistakes. I like to let them slip into oblivion.
- 2010-11-18T02:58:05Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- @jayrosen_nyu What would you propose as a possible solution, I wonder? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:58:21Z
- danielgamberg (Daniel Gamberg)
- RT @wjchat: Q6: Social Media: Do you tweet/facebook a correction if you also tweeted/FB’d the incorrect info? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:58:26Z
- DUTCHwingsONAIR (Sjors)
- I’m off to bed folks. It’s been nice chattin’ with all of you. Thanks and goodnight everyone @ 3.56 am local time. *yawn* #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T02:58:43Z
- peterkaminski (Peter Kaminski)
- #wjchat @jayrosen_nyu AJ: then start telling two followup stories: the right story, and the story of how the wrong narrative came to be told
- 2010-11-18T02:58:55Z
- acnatta (Andre Natta)
- RT @writegirl1215: #wjchat #Q7: A simple “CORRECTION:” will suffice. And I don’t suggest restating mistakes. I like to let them slip into oblivion.
- 2010-11-18T02:59:17Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @lairdh The chat I love is #wjchat!
- 2010-11-18T02:59:31Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @jayrosen_nyu If you’ve had ongoing examinations of direction, then post explanation – not a long-winded defense. Then correct it. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:01:00Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q8 1. Offer parallel, correct narrative. 2. Critique ongoing narrative. 3. If you know/admit were wrong, set the record straight.
- 2010-11-18T03:01:23Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- A8 Do your best to cut through the noise. Some stories evolve in ways you can’t predict. Best to find your voice and use it. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:01:48Z
- cascheller (ChristineAScheller)
- RT @SaleemChat: #WJChat #Q8 1. Offer parallel, correct narrative. 2. Critique ongoing narrative. 3. If you know/admit were wrong, set the record straight.
- 2010-11-18T03:01:55Z
- acnatta (Andre Natta)
- Q8 best way would be to set the record straight, explaining the error #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:02:00Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q8 1. Offer parallel, correct narrative. 2. Critique ongoing narrative. 3. If you know/admit you were wrong, set record straight.
- 2010-11-18T03:02:20Z
- cascheller (ChristineAScheller)
- RT @ryanjz: A8 Do your best to cut through the noise. Some stories evolve in ways you can’t predict. Best to find your voice and use it. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:02:59Z
- kbeninato (Karen DaltonBeninato)
- Write it ourselves. @jayrosen_nyu #wjchat What do we do when the whole narrative not the story, but the coverage is wrong? Iraq War buildup
- 2010-11-18T03:03:09Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Our final Q in a few minutes. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:03:21Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- errors in judgement are more difficult to correct than factual errors. i would prefer a clear point of view to a pissing contest. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:03:34Z
- artwickc (Claudette Artwick)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Q7 I provided some tips for correcting a tweet in this column: http://bit.ly/bvbeIB #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:04:00Z
- MattPetrillo (Matthew Petrillo)
- I don’t think admitting an outlet was wrong is necessary, but rather the story is about the misinformation and political trust #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:04:13Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- RT @DavidClinchNews: @CraigSilverman We do the news in real time and we do corrections in real time. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:05:17Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q8 No less effort should go to correcting narrative than other errors. e.g. Great effort was made to correct Jayson Blair stories.
- 2010-11-18T03:05:32Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- RT @SaleemChat: #WJChat #Q8 No less effort should go to correcting narrative than other errors. e.g. Great effort was made to correct Jayson Blair stories.
- 2010-11-18T03:08:17Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @MattPetrillo: I don’t think admitting an outlet was wrong is necessary…the story is about the misinformation and political trust #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:08:27Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q9: Everyone lessons from each others’ mistakes. What’s your error that you will never repeat again. Lesson learned? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:09:10Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- @wjchat Q.7 I’ve made immediate corrections on inconsequential typos; or tweet better translations #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:09:18Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @MattPetrillo Correcting an error begins with acknowledging your own mistake. If an outlet was wrong, it should admit it. #wjchat #Q8
- 2010-11-18T03:09:32Z
- acnatta (Andre Natta)
- Q9 I don’t care about being first anymore; I care more about providing a good overview #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:09:41Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @wjchat: Q9: Everyone [learns] from each others’ mistakes. What’s your error that you will never repeat again. Lesson learned? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:09:58Z
- jayrosen_nyu (Jay Rosen )
- #wjchat Q8: When not the story but the coverage is wrong, it suggests that what needs to be corrected is an assumption. So locate which one.
- 2010-11-18T03:10:30Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q9 I’ll never second-guess my instinct that someone else’s information is wrong. Always check facts yourself.
- 2010-11-18T03:10:41Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- RT @wjchat: Q9: Everyone lessons from each others’ mistakes. What’s your error that you will never repeat again. Lesson learned? #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:11:04Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- RT @jayrosen_nyu: #wjchat Q8: When not the story but the coverage is wrong, it suggests that what needs to be corrected is an assumption. So locate which one.
- 2010-11-18T03:12:06Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- RT @jayrosen_nyu: #wjchat Q8: When not the story but the coverage is wrong, it suggests that what needs to be corrected is an assumption. So locate which one.
- 2010-11-18T03:12:11Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Q9 Wish I could say I’ll never repeat an error. But getting a name wrong early in my career taught me how much of an insult it is. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:13:13Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q9 If you know a reporter or editor doesn’t understand the material, make sure you check all facts before the story runs.
- 2010-11-18T03:13:58Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @wjchat If you can’t get someone’s name right, why should anyone trust the rest of your story? Double, triple check names #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:14:28Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- I will never be caught up in pre-announcement product predictions, that’s for sure lol. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:14:33Z
- cascheller (ChristineAScheller)
- RT @jayrosen_nyu: #wjchat Q8: When not the story but the coverage is wrong, it suggests that what needs to be corrected is an assumption. So locate which one.
- 2010-11-18T03:15:02Z
- MattPetrillo (Matthew Petrillo)
- That’s the worst mistake you’ve made? Rt @CraigSilverman: getting a name wrong early…taught me how much of an insult it is. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:15:05Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- #WJChat #Q9 Modified: If you *suspect* a reporter/editor/producer doesn’t understand the material, check all facts before the story runs.
- 2010-11-18T03:16:12Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- @MattPetrillo Maybe not worst ever, but it stuck with me because it happened early in career. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:16:19Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- @MattPetrillo @CraigSilverman I think getting a name wrong is one of the worst mistakes out there #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:17:18Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @gteresa @MattPetrillo @CraigSilverman how many times have you quipped “at least they got the name right”? lol #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:17:40Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @MattPetrillo Getting a name wrong is a pretty serious mistake and may be legally actionable. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T03:17:42Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- @gteresa @MattPetrillo It’s vry bad — very personal and sends message that u are sloppy and don’t appreciate them. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:18:42Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- @Stockton911 Good catch indeed! (In DM to @CraigSilverman, iPhone autochanged correx to cortex. In context was funny, but I fixed. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:19:08Z
- Amadeus3000 (Anthony Capps)
- Always get names correct. It can be one of the most damaging things. Lose lots of credibility with the person, friends. It adds up. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:19:45Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- Getting a name wrong — like any error — signals that there may be other errors of fact in a story. Goes to credibility. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T03:20:57Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- In school, getting a name wrong in a story earned an automatic F, no matter how brilliant the rest of the article was. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T03:21:30Z
- ckanal (Craig Kanalley)
- @CraigSilverman You hosted #wjchat tonight, I see! So awesome — seems you did a great job looking back. Sorry I missed out.
- 2010-11-18T03:21:46Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- Thank you so much guys. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:21:54Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- That’s it for me. Stay in touch by connecting with me at @SaleemKhan. This is my chat-only account. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T03:21:56Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- @wjchat Thx for inviting me to help out tonight! Lots of great discussion. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:22:31Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- Thanks #wjchat-I learned a lot, as always. Night all! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:23:03Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- RT @gteresa: Thanks #wjchat-I learned a lot, as always. Night all! #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:23:53Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Thank you too. RT @CraigSilverman: @wjchat Thx for inviting me to help out tonight! Lots of great discussion. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:23:57Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- Q9. Obit on guy who was still alive taught me a verification lesson. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:24:28Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- RT @jayrosen_nyu: #wjchat Q8: When not the story but the coverage is wrong, it suggests that what needs to be corrected is an assumption. So locate which one.
- 2010-11-18T03:24:31Z
- MattPetrillo (Matthew Petrillo)
- @gteresa@CraigSilverman to me, that happens and its bad but it doesn’t drastically kill credibility… #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:24:32Z
- jonah_kessel (Jonah Kessel)
- RT @stevebuttry: Q9. Obit on guy who was still alive taught me a verification lesson. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:24:53Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- One more thing. Go here to learn about the best error-prevention tool known to humankind: http://bit.ly/bLURYl #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:25:03Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- @gteresa Definitely worth sharing. Getting an F for spelling a name wrong in a story should indicate how grave an error it is. #WJChat
- 2010-11-18T03:25:36Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- @jayrosen_nyu I think wrong assumptions may be the errors journos correct the least. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:25:36Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Can only imagine how mortifying that was. RT @stevebuttry: Q9. Obit on guy who was still alive taught me a verification lesson. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:25:45Z
- SaleemChat (Saleem Khan)
- RT @CraigSilverman: One more thing. Go here to learn about the best error-prevention tool known to humankind: http://bit.ly/bLURYl #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:25:49Z
- MattPetrillo (Matthew Petrillo)
- @gteresa@CraigSilverman heres an ex. From @nytimes http://j.mp/9h9PEh reader obviously knows it was an honest mistake #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:28:07Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- @MattPetrillo @gteresa It’s not on purpose. But if it was your name, you’d be unhappy & not forget. A name is a very personal thing. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:29:07Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- @naudsie Yeah, and probably twice what you imagine. Caused a change in our obit verification process. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:29:13Z
- amyluft (Amy Luft)
- Check! RT @CraigSilverman: Go here to learn about the best error-prevention tool known to humankind: http://bit.ly/bLURYl #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:29:39Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @SaleemChat I delete orig so ppl going thru our timeline don’t RT it – in theory they would also see correx, but you never know. #WJChat #Q6
- 2010-11-18T03:30:47Z
- piercepresley (Pierce Presley)
- RT @stevebuttry: @jayrosen_nyu I think wrong assumptions may be the errors journos correct the least. #wjchat Preach, brother!
- 2010-11-18T03:30:48Z
- jamespilcher (jamespilcher)
- @jayrosen_nyu Hey – just saw #wjchat ended – what was it?
- 2010-11-18T03:32:01Z
- meg_heckman (Meg Heckman )
- @CraigSilverman Great link! Here’s an ethics checklist from SPJ http://bit.ly/cUU7L4 #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:32:04Z
- jayrosen_nyu (Jay Rosen )
- Quoting @stevebuttry: “I think wrong assumptions may be the errors journos correct the least.” #wjchat Agreed. Example: http://jr.ly/75tu
- 2010-11-18T03:36:31Z
- naudsie (Naudia J)
- Thoroughly enjoyed #wjchat tonight, and I managed to stay up for it! Thanks guys. :)
- 2010-11-18T03:38:21Z
- piercepresley (Pierce Presley)
- @stevebuttry @jayrosen “Impression that one is an expert” may give wrong assumptions a run for their money, in percentage terms. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:39:55Z
- CraigSilverman (Craig Silverman)
- Nice! RT @meg_heckman: @CraigSilverman Great link! Here’s an ethics checklist from SPJ http://bit.ly/cUU7L4 #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:41:01Z
- amyluft (Amy Luft)
- RT @CraigSilverman: Nice! RT @meg_heckman: @CraigSilverman Great link! Here’s an ethics checklist from SPJ http://bit.ly/cUU7L4 #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:41:29Z
- stevebuttry (Steve Buttry)
- RT @piercepresley: @stevebuttry @jayrosen “Impression that one is an expert” may give wrong assumptions a run for their money, in percentage terms. #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:47:17Z
- DaniloEgle (Danilo Egle)
- @webjournalist “As a journalist, you’re not a typical civilian. This ain’t no 9-to-5 job… this is a lifestyle.” Robert Hernandez #wjchat
- 2010-11-18T03:54:51Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @verbalcupcake lol for reals? Great #wjchat tonight as usual!
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