Image reintroduces the correction column
Starting on July 14, the German tabloid *Bild* will once again feature a corrections column on page two. Following the American model, the column will list and correct errors in the newspaper’s reporting.
The German tabloid Bild is reintroducing the corrections column on page two from July 14. Following the American model, errors in reporting will be listed and corrected there. Editor-in-chief Kai Diekmann justifies the move with the speed of reporting and human flaws: Due to a huge network of around a thousand journalists, mistakes simply could not be avoided. Corrections should be made quickly and easily in the corrections column.
The correction column had already been introduced by Diekmann's predecessor Udo Röbel. His reasoning: Nothing increases the credibility of a newspaper more than admitting mistakes. Last year, Röbel, together with a colleague and a Hamburg media lawyer, launched the internet portal Fairpress.biz, which aims to give victims of false and one-sided reporting the opportunity to respond with a public rebuttal.
The correction column had already been introduced by Diekmann's predecessor Udo Röbel. His reasoning: Nothing increases the credibility of a newspaper more than admitting mistakes. Last year, Röbel, together with a colleague and a Hamburg media lawyer, launched the internet portal Fairpress.biz, which aims to give victims of false and one-sided reporting the opportunity to respond with a public rebuttal.
