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ESPN's new transparency in online fixes?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by mediaguy, Nov 2, 2012.

  1. mediaguy

    mediaguy Well-Known Member

    Is this new practice for ESPN? Reading their college basketball top 25 preview, and I see the phrase "with all four off the the NBA" in the UNC preview. Harmless wrong-word mistake, but ESPN makes a point to insert a parenthetical (Correction: "to") instead of just fixing, where all they're missing is a non-sarcastic writethru font. Has anyone seen this elsewhere?

    http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8568353/experts-make-predictions-game-plans-top-25-ncb-teams-espn-magazine
     
  2. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    That is nice for a fact error but really over the top for a typo. That type of policy quickly can lower staff morale.
     
  3. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    I can't see it because I'm not an insider.
     
  4. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Agree completely.
     
  5. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    I can't see it either, and I have Insider. This appears to have been a since-rectified mistake by someone at ESPN.com.
     
  6. lcjjdnh

    lcjjdnh Well-Known Member

    Can't see it because not an insider, but is it possible that was just a line-editing comment that snuck through into the final version?
     
  7. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    I just meant I couldn't see the story. I only got like three sentences of it.
     
  8. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    Right. I could see the story, but that correction did not exist.
     
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