This is probably the first small change I’d make to make journalism less shit - If you have to print a retraction, you have to do it one level elevated from where the original story was.
If the original story was on page 2, the retraction is the front page headline. If the original story was front page, the retraction is the front page and a header on every other page. If it was on the front page of your website it needs to be a disclaimer above every article for a week. If you said the lie on Friday afternoon cable, your main block the next 2 nights should be about your retraction and how you fucked up as well as the next Friday afternoon and evening slots. If you posted the lie on Twitter, you have to spend a day where all you post is “Retraction - We got this wrong” and no new posts.
This is probably the first small change I’d make to make journalism less shit - If you have to print a retraction, you have to do it one level elevated from where the original story was.
If the original story was on page 2, the retraction is the front page headline. If the original story was front page, the retraction is the front page and a header on every other page. If it was on the front page of your website it needs to be a disclaimer above every article for a week. If you said the lie on Friday afternoon cable, your main block the next 2 nights should be about your retraction and how you fucked up as well as the next Friday afternoon and evening slots. If you posted the lie on Twitter, you have to spend a day where all you post is “Retraction - We got this wrong” and no new posts.