Regret The Error reports on corrections, retractions and errors in the mainstream press, and last week rounded up leaders written by editors who wrongly reported the fate of 13 West Virginia miners caught in an underground explosion.
Started in April 2005, the blog is becoming a cathartic online haunt for news industry people. Canadian features writer Craig Silverman also recently produced a list of 2005's most heinous acts of plagiarism and has been doing the rounds on radio to discuss accuracy in media.
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Webzine accuses columnist of plagiarism
BBC News drops comment moderation
NewsWatch returns to root out bad journalism
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