|
Table 2
|
| Mistakes |
| |
| "What would you
say is the major reason that these kinds of mistakes [spelling, grammar,
typos, mislabeling, misidentifications] appear in your newspaper?" (multiple
responses allowed) |
|
|
Newsroom
|
| Base: Those who find mistakes
more than a few times/mo |
94%
|
|
| Time constraints/no time to check |
22%
|
| Rush/deadline crunch |
12
|
| Understaffed/staff cuts |
19
|
| Workload/overworked |
12
|
| Weak/understaffed copy desk |
3
|
| Inattention/carelessness/sloppy
reporting |
25
|
| Poor proofing/copy-editing/not
checking details |
10
|
| Inexperienced editors/poor editing |
9
|
| New/inexperienced people |
4
|
| Poor grammar/spelling knowledge |
4
|
| Got the wrong information/bad
source |
6
|
| Human error |
4
|
| Computers/equipment/formatting |
4
|
| Lack of professionalism |
3
|
| |
| "At your newspaper,
who would you say is most often the first to spot these kinds of mistakes
after publication?" (multiple responses allowed) |
| Editors |
19%
|
| Reporters |
18
|
| Copy desk |
13
|
| Newsroom and readers equally |
37
|
| Readers |
16
|
