A correction in a newspaper consists of posting a public notice about a typographical error or factual mistake in a previously published article.
Sometimes, an editor or affected reporter will be asked to refer to a note or press release to determine how the mistake was made.
Most newspaper errors are relatively minor, but even mere typos or atomic typos can adversely affect a story, such as: However, some corrections are the result of major mistakes or carelessness in reporting, and in extreme examples involve such things as completely incorrect facts, gross misquotes and extreme misrepresentations.
Numerous e-mail and telephone inquiries by the freelance reporter to Marymount during the preparation of the article to confirm Shante's account were not responded to.
When the reporter contacted Warner Brothers Records about the contract before the article, its only response was that it was having difficulty finding someone within the company who could "talk eloquently" about it.
[4] One 2007 study suggested that "fewer than 2 percent of factually flawed articles" in daily newspapers are actually followed by a correction.