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Many newspapers are slowly coming around to the idea that the news is now a conversation, and no longer a one-way river of information. And the time left to embrace that notion is dwindling.
Consumers want interaction. They are on [...]

For those unfamiliar with Michigan’s plight, until recently, the state’s economic situation was referred to as a ‘one-state recession.’ A former economic powerhouse, the state was built on the backs of auto workers, many of who did not study past high school. Things were great for many Detroit auto workers. But automakers weren’t creating cars [...]

Slate.com recently reported on a University of Oregon study that found “fewer than 2 percent of factually flawed articles are corrected at dailies.”
2 PERCENT!
And even more interesting:
About 69 percent of the 3,600 news sources completed the survey, and they spotted 2,615 factual errors in 1,220 stories. That means that about half of the stories for [...]

A friend of mine recently asked me if newspapers and the publishing world are riddled with more spelling and factual errors than ever before. I have to believe news orgs are making more mistakes online. With more people being involved in the production of stories, including posting stories online, the probability of mistakes rises.
Is [...]