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Recently the Wall Street Journal noted the growing trend among newspapers to make corrections of earlier errors.
Small papers have been doing this ever since Gutenberg invented type but the real biggies until recently have tried to pretend they never made an error.
The Journal says the "Correction Column” appears to be developing into quite an interesting item from a standpoint of readership.
The Twin Cities (Minn.) Leader loused up one issue so badly it advised its readers to take the issue and “tear the paper in half. Keep tearing until you have a pile of shreds. Put this high-grade confetti in a shoebox and set it aside until New Year’s Eve.”
The Hillsdale (N.J.) Bulletin refused to correct its headline, “Council Spits On Shade Tree Appointment,” contending it was obvious it should have read “Splits”.
The Corning (N.Y.) Leader is still reeling under the shock of publishing, “Children of all ages, for a small fee, will be able to paint their own morals
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