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Journalism & Media vocabulary · Fact-Checking and Verification

Correction

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounCommon term

In journalism & media, correction means: A short published note that admits and fixes a mistake in an earlier story, such as a wrong name, figure or quote.

In Turkish: düzeltme, düzeltme notu

How it is used

Outlets publish, run or issue corrections, often in a fixed corrections column or at the end of the online article. Good practice is to be open about what changed rather than silently editing the story.

Example sentences

  1. We published a correction after misspelling the head teacher's name.

  2. Correction: an earlier version of this article gave the wrong date for the concert.

Common collocations

  • issue a correction
  • publish a correction
  • corrections column
  • correction notice
  • accuracyThe quality of being correct in every fact, name, number and quote, which is the first duty of a journalist in most codes of practice.
  • fact-checkTo check whether the names, numbers, dates and claims in a story or statement are correct before or after it is published; as a noun, the check itself.
  • right of replyThe chance, or in some countries the legal right, for a person or organisation criticised in the media to answer the claims made about them.
  • editorA journalist who decides what is published or broadcast and checks, corrects and improves other people's work; also the person in charge of a whole publication or section.

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