USA Today’s Corrections Statement/Policy

USA Today’s Corrections Statement:

Listed in Section A of the USA Today and on the paper’s site, is the Corrections & Clarifications Information:

“USA TODAY is committed to accuracy. To reach us, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones at 800-872-7073 or e-mail accuracy@usatoday.com. Please indicate whether you’re responding to content online or in the newspaper.”

On the paper’s site, under Corrections and Clarifications, it lists the same statement and then has recent corrections/clarifications that were made below the statement. Also, on the newspaper’s site, listed under Editorial Polices, it states the following:

“Accuracy guidelines and procedures for making clarifications and corrections are attached. Random, regular questionnaires are sent to sources identified in stories to assess accuracy and are shared with appropriate staffers.”

Under these Policies it also lists information about content, sources, attribution, datelines, bylines, taglines, quotes, freelancers, photo illustrations, and even a protocol on addressing other issues/problems. This other information under Editorial Polices is a basic guideline for the paper and it’s affiliations.

In other words, the paper relies on its editors and readers for corrections and clarifications, and is to contact the Standard’s Editor about the content in question. It then reviews the information and posts/prints the corrections and clarifies any other material.

For more information: http://www.usatoday.com/editorial-policy/ & http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/01/09/corrections-clarifications/1821023/