In November of 2015, Rolling Stone published a feature about a gang rape that allegedly occurred at a frat party at University of Virginia. Rolling Stone’s Campus Rape Story was one of the most cautionary tales of confirmation bias in journalism. Journalism website, Poynter, comments that,”It’s also an example of how to not to behave […]
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Errors in reporting: Rolling Stone’s campus rape story
Posted by: Savannah Norton | March 14, 2016 | No Comment |Errors and corrections in news publications
Posted by: Savannah Norton | March 1, 2016 | No Comment |Newspapers and online publications are constantly releasing content to stay up to date with the latest news. While trying to get this content out, there may be a few copy or factual errors that get swept into the finished article. Every online publication wants to be the first article people click on to be informed. […]
News value stems from how much prominence individuals give to a chosen media outlet. For most consumers of the news, value is obtained from independence and accuracy. If a news outlet is reporting something that is false, they have lost the trust of their audience. For the consumer, that value is lost and the news outlet will […]