Sending a clip with a correction

I think the title is fairly self-explanatory. I want to send in a clip to different job openings of a story that I think is a really solid featurey trend piece, but the problem is that it has a correction. Should I avoid sending it?

 

Certainly depends what the correction is.

 

The gist of it was that I said that a certain group of students in the U.S. must do X type of thing if they want employment. X type of thing is the most common, but it's not a requirement--there are other options. It was not a fundamental part of the article, but it was an important detail for background/context.

 

There are still editors and readers that respect a reporter for his/her willingness to acknowledge a mistake and correct it.

Real simple: it shows the reporter cares. Kudos to you for possessing the trait!

It's risky but if you think the piece is that good - do it.

 

I'd lean away from it unless that's a really killer clip. The correction will definitely stick out.

 

Is the correction actually printed on or somehow attached to the clip? There are obviously ethical considerations, but if not, how would a hiring editor know it exists?

 

Thanks for the advice so far, everyone. There's a correction listed at the top of the article on the web page it's located at.

 

Just a suggestion but you might consider submitting your question to Ben Marrison, editor at The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch. I still have a copy of one of his columns a few years back in which he stated how much The Dispatch cherishes accuracy over speed and how important it was to correct on-line stories weeks, even months, after the fact.

He might give you some insightful feedback.

 

It just screams to me "I don't write good stuff very often and thus don't have any other clips without corrections to use."

 

Yeah, that's kind of my take on it too.

 

Doesn't that much-celebrated David Foster Wallace piece on Federer at Wimbledon come with a correction? Not saying this is the same, but if it's definitely your best work ...