| Table 4 |
| FACTUAL ERRORS |
| |
| "What do you think
is the major reason that newspapers make these kinds of factual errors
so often?" (multiple responses allowed) |
| |
Public |
Newsroom |
| Base: Those who find factual
errors more than a few times/mo |
42%
|
77%
|
| Too rushed/no time to check |
49%
|
-
|
| Deadlines/time constraints |
-
|
24
|
| Understaffed/overworked reporters/editors |
-
|
14
|
| Sloppy reporting/editing |
12
|
21
|
| Careless/too lazy to check the
facts |
12
|
32
|
| Inexperienced editors/writers,
poor training |
-
|
13
|
| Just don't care |
3
|
-
|
| Don't even know it's wrong |
3
|
-
|
| Just aren't very good at what
they do |
2
|
-
|
| Got the wrong information/bad
source |
3
|
5
|
| Attempt to influence people/express
views of paper |
2
|
-
|
| Attempt to express views/bias
of the paper |
2
|
-
|
| Attempt to sell more papers |
2
|
-
|
| Human error |
1
|
4
|
| Don't know |
6
|
-
|
| |
| "At your newspaper,
who would you say is most often the first to spot factual errors after
publication?" (multiple responses allowed) |
| Editors |
-
|
15%
|
| Reporters |
-
|
18
|
| Copy desk |
-
|
4
|
| Newsroom and readers equally |
-
|
41
|
| Readers |
-
|
24
|
Note: Not every question was asked of both groups.
