Fact Check – Matt DeRienzo

Washington Post shows it values accuracy, audience engagement in step away from ‘fortress journalism’

The Washington Post made a huge statement yesterday about the accuracy of its reporting, engaging with its audience and building a stronger relationship of trust with its readers. A link to this page – asking readers and sources to bring errors to editors’ attention – now appears on every online story the paper publishes. WeContinue reading “Washington Post shows it values accuracy, audience engagement in step away from ‘fortress journalism’”

A reporter’s guide to corrections

Here’s the internal protocol we have written for reporters at my newspaper for handling corrections. What would you change/add? Craig Newmark, founder of “Craig’s List,” has argued that “trust is the new black.” News outlets that emphasize accuracy, fact checking and a relationship of trust with their readers will survive and thrive in the newContinue reading “A reporter’s guide to corrections”