Published: August 03, 1999
Last Updated: August 17, 1999
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Table 6 CORRECTIONS "Does your newspaper have a designated space to run corrections and/or clarifications?" Newsroom Base: Newspaper has a designated space to run corrections/clarifications 93% "How often does your newspaper use that column to …" Correct factual errors in news stories Frequently 75% Sometimes 22 Rarely 3 Never < Correct mislabeled photos or misidentifications Frequently 63% Sometimes 29 Rarely 8 Never < Correct mistakes in spelling or grammar Frequently 13% Sometimes 17 Rarely 36 Never 34 Provide additional information to clarify or add context Frequently 21% Sometimes 47 Rarely 27 Never 5 Note: < = less than 0.5%