Courtesy of Fox Broadcasting Company Craig Silverman's book Regret The Error reminds us of how damaging errors can be, especially when there is no accountability or effort to correct them. Somebody's got to police this stuff and clearly, there's someone neurotic enough to do it!
It's human nature: we make mistakes. We're not perfect. It doesn't mean, however, that we can't do what we can to ensure that errors don't resurface.
Hiding behind errors and not owning up to them just makes you a coward. Gossip blogs are very guilty of making mistakes without correcting them. Traditional media is as well. The consequences can potentially be disastrous for all parties involved (the target, news organizations, the reporter) if not dealt with adequately. I mean, how would you feel if a name was misspelled in the obits and you end up thinking your grandmother died? Correcting mistakes and taking responsibility for them also puts a face to the error along with who it affects.
We Stand Corrected: When Good Journalists Make Stupid Mistakes by Chip Scanlan places emphasis on prevention and solutions to hopefully avoid situations like Rathergate where you are embarrassed on national television and the only thought you can say is: D'OH!
Let's leave the "I-messed-up-real-bad" expressions to Homer Simpson, shall we!?
1 comment:
I can't even fathom the taught of someone misspelling my grandma's name...in the...obits *cry*
GREAT POST!!!
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