Martin CJR column on journalistic corrections
Justin Martin, College of Liberal Arts-Honors Preceptor of Journalism at UMaine, wrote a column published Wednesday on the Columbia Journalism Review Web site. In the column, Martin writes about newspaper policies with respect to correcting errors. Based largely on his experiences as a journalist and as a consumer who has pointed out mistakes, Martin suggests that news organizations would be better off quickly correcting their errors than engaging readers in defense of their policies and decisions.