Most journalists can recall their first correction with an emotion that falls somewhere between horror and shame.I remember the morning I read the email that led to mine. It was from a local marine biologist who wrote to say I had spelled his last name wrong.I was immediately mortified. This was my first professional journalism internship. I had finished the story the previous afternoon on a tight deadline. I was proud of its placement in the newspaper, proud of the speed with which I’d written it, proud of the praise I had earned from my editor. It all felt instantly invalidated by four small words: “Can you correct it?”
Origen: Journalists need to rethink their relationship with corrections – Poynter
