Comments on: MediaBugs rethinks corrections by taking a page from programmers http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/mediabugs-rethinks-corrections-by-taking-a-page-from-programmers/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MediaBugs: Where you fix the news! « Mark Follman http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/mediabugs-rethinks-corrections-by-taking-a-page-from-programmers/comment-page-1/#comment-103476 MediaBugs: Where you fix the news! « Mark Follman Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:12:42 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=6219#comment-103476 [...] that the public tends to trust the media more when they see corrections being made. In that sense, correction-tracking software like MediaBugs, Maier and Silverman said, can help journalists gain [...] [...] that the public tends to trust the media more when they see corrections being made. In that sense, correction-tracking software like MediaBugs, Maier and Silverman said, can help journalists gain [...]

]]> By: Knight News Challenge announces a (smaller) slate of winners for 2009 » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/mediabugs-rethinks-corrections-by-taking-a-page-from-programmers/comment-page-1/#comment-20356 Knight News Challenge announces a (smaller) slate of winners for 2009 » Nieman Journalism Lab Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:16:57 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=6219#comment-20356 [...] — Media Bugs, $335,000 to Scott Rosenberg’s idea to create an open process for correcting news coverage, a la the bug trackers that software projects use. (Read more in Zach’s post.) [...] [...] — Media Bugs, $335,000 to Scott Rosenberg’s idea to create an open process for correcting news coverage, a la the bug trackers that software projects use. (Read more in Zach’s post.) [...]

]]> By: Dr. Shawna Murray MD http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/mediabugs-rethinks-corrections-by-taking-a-page-from-programmers/comment-page-1/#comment-20309 Dr. Shawna Murray MD Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:47:11 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=6219#comment-20309 Information is power. Bad information...is a disaster. Think aviation, law enforcement and medicine. Is there a way that this format of evolving corrections could be applied to the information base around a patient's medical care? At present, there are too many barriers to good information capture and integration, with obvious consequences. Thank you for considering the issues around this application. MediBugs? Information is power. Bad information…is a disaster. Think aviation, law enforcement and medicine. Is there a way that this format of evolving corrections could be applied to the information base around a patient’s medical care? At present, there are too many barriers to good information capture and integration, with obvious consequences.

Thank you for considering the issues around this application. MediBugs?

]]> By: Zachary M. Seward http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/mediabugs-rethinks-corrections-by-taking-a-page-from-programmers/comment-page-1/#comment-20293 Zachary M. Seward Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:43:48 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=6219#comment-20293 Nice! Thanks for that, Jeff. If I have a moment this week, I'll check with them on the functionality and backend. For others, here's a screenshot with the "Corregir" button: <img src="http://www.niemanlab.org/images/Corregir.png" width="246" height="58" class="boxedimage" /> —Zach Nice! Thanks for that, Jeff. If I have a moment this week, I’ll check with them on the functionality and backend. For others, here’s a screenshot with the “Corregir” button:

—Zach

]]> By: Jeff Mignon http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/mediabugs-rethinks-corrections-by-taking-a-page-from-programmers/comment-page-1/#comment-20277 Jeff Mignon Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:18:31 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=6219#comment-20277 El País (in Spain) has been offering this functionality to readers for years, on its website. I am just wondering if it has been working and if they have built any database out of it. e.g: http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Obama/condena/violencia/fuerzas/seguridad/iranies/manifestantes/elpepuint/20090623elpepuint_18/Tes El País (in Spain) has been offering this functionality to readers for years, on its website. I am just wondering if it has been working and if they have built any database out of it. e.g:
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Obama/condena/violencia/fuerzas/seguridad/iranies/manifestantes/elpepuint/20090623elpepuint_18/Tes

]]> By: Zachary M. Seward http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/mediabugs-rethinks-corrections-by-taking-a-page-from-programmers/comment-page-1/#comment-20265 Zachary M. Seward Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:37:40 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=6219#comment-20265 Oh great. Thanks for clearing that up, Scott, and thanks again for the interview. —Zach Oh great. Thanks for clearing that up, Scott, and thanks again for the interview. —Zach

]]> By: Scott Rosenberg http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/06/mediabugs-rethinks-corrections-by-taking-a-page-from-programmers/comment-page-1/#comment-20262 Scott Rosenberg Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:20:33 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=6219#comment-20262 Thanks for the interview and thoughtful comments, Zach. And also for the design contribution :-) We will definitely offer some sort of easy-to-integrate widget that lets readers post bugs "in place" -- that's been part of our plan from the start, and I agree that it's ideal. Of course the challenge here isn't on the technical or design side, it's in the work of explaining to media outlets why it's in their interest to participate. That's an effort that everyone at MediaBugs willl be heavily focused on. Thanks for the interview and thoughtful comments, Zach. And also for the design contribution :-) We will definitely offer some sort of easy-to-integrate widget that lets readers post bugs “in place” — that’s been part of our plan from the start, and I agree that it’s ideal. Of course the challenge here isn’t on the technical or design side, it’s in the work of explaining to media outlets why it’s in their interest to participate. That’s an effort that everyone at MediaBugs willl be heavily focused on.

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