Published: July 30, 1999
Last Updated: January 11, 2000
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Table 5 CORRECTIONS "When you spot an error in a news story, how often do you see your newspaper run a correction of that error the next day?" Public Newsroom Base: Those who find factual errors more than a few times/mo 42% 77% Always 19% 58% Sometimes 40 39 Rarely 22 2 Never 11 < It depends/Don't know 8 1 "When you see corrections in your paper, do they make you feel better or feel worse about the quality of news coverage you're getting?" Better 63% - Worse 8 - Neutral/have no reaction 9 - It depends/Don't know 1 - Never see corrections 19 - Note: Not every question was asked of both groups. Note: < = less than 0.5%