Media Fight Alliance
A group of American journalists, supported by the MediaBugs and Regret the Error projects (both track media bugs), founded the Report an Error Alliance.
They urge all the media on the Internet to install a button of a standard form , with which each reader can report an error in a particular article.
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It is believed that in such a simple way you can significantly improve the quality of content.
A study of the sites of the largest American daily newspapers showed that most of the sites do not show the history of edits of articles, and half of the sites do not even have published rules for correcting the text. Almost everyone has a contact email or a web form for error reporting hidden so that they can only be found by searching the site.
The situation at the sites of magazines is even worse. Of the 12 major journals, only one (Wired) has a “Report an Error” link in each article. None have rules for correcting text.
The four largest networks, MSNBC, CNBC, ESPN and CNN, are fine, they always place such buttons. Fox News stands out. No mention was made on this site about how you can report an error. Apparently, Fox News journalists are never wrong.
On the media sites almost everywhere there are service buttons:
According to the founders of the Report an Error alliance, another one should become the standard.
It is very important that the button is visible and not buried deep in the footer.
The initiative has already been supported by several sites , including the well-known editions of Toronto Star, TBD.com, Salon.com, Poynter.org and NewsTrust.net. Anyone can join the alliance.
They urge all the media on the Internet to install a button of a standard form , with which each reader can report an error in a particular article.
')
It is believed that in such a simple way you can significantly improve the quality of content.
A study of the sites of the largest American daily newspapers showed that most of the sites do not show the history of edits of articles, and half of the sites do not even have published rules for correcting the text. Almost everyone has a contact email or a web form for error reporting hidden so that they can only be found by searching the site.
The situation at the sites of magazines is even worse. Of the 12 major journals, only one (Wired) has a “Report an Error” link in each article. None have rules for correcting text.
The four largest networks, MSNBC, CNBC, ESPN and CNN, are fine, they always place such buttons. Fox News stands out. No mention was made on this site about how you can report an error. Apparently, Fox News journalists are never wrong.
On the media sites almost everywhere there are service buttons:
According to the founders of the Report an Error alliance, another one should become the standard.
It is very important that the button is visible and not buried deep in the footer.
The initiative has already been supported by several sites , including the well-known editions of Toronto Star, TBD.com, Salon.com, Poynter.org and NewsTrust.net. Anyone can join the alliance.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/287218/
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