New York Times will adjust article update policy
Chris Hoyt, New York Times public editor, explains that in the new system, if an article accused someone of a crime but did not follow up on the outcome, a note will be placed in the archives if the person was acquitted or the charge was dropped, seeing that person has documented evidence.
“I think the change is good but not enough. Editors are determined not to remove material from the archive, in effect sanitizing history, and I agree with that. But I think other steps could be taken. For one, the software that pushes material higher in Web searches can be used selectively, so that it doesn’t affect some articles,” says Hoyt.
“It’s going to exist, but we’re going to hide it?” That, “seems contrary to the vision of journalism,” says Bill Keller, the executive editor.
The system, it seems, still needs some improving.
Source: CyberJournalist.net
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