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The Great Typo Hunt

Craig Silverman

August 16, 2010

(CJR) Two friends, one summer, 400 error-ridden signs

(CJR)Has Yahoo created an AP stylebook for the digital age?

(Poynter)Truthsquad Shows We Can 'Crowdfight' Culture of Misinformation There's a lot of evidence that suggests that people don't care about the facts anymore. [..]

The Venezuelan vice president, Elías Jaua, asked the National Assembly to include in the reform of the General Bank Law a provision prohibiting shareholders of financial institutions from participating in communications enterprises, reported El Nacional.

(Knight Center) Almost two years after the enactment of the Law on Access to Public Information (Lei 18.381) in Uruguay, the administration has published a decree regulating its use. To incite journalists from throughout the country to take advantage of the law, the Archives and Access to Public Information Center launched this week a campaign, “Make Your Own Request.”

(Journalism.co.uk) The UK should create series of "local news hubs" supported by local authorities and foundations to address an unfulfilled demand for local news, according to new research from the Media Trust. [..]

(The Hoot) So why did the Indian media choose to ignore a huge human tragedy which, by virtue of its proportions, has to be considered “breaking news” by any objective criteria, asks KALPANA SHARMA

(Journalism.co.uk) Journalists are the third most distrusted professionals in the UK, according to a new survey by the Co-operative Bank. The poll of 3,000 UK adults put journalists behind politicians and bankers, but ahead of electricians and estate agents.

(The Hoot) Is political representation on so-called national television diverse? Of course not. National politics is represented on television debates by just six politicians from the Congress and BJP. A Hoot monitoring of nine TV discussion shows over one month by MD ALI.

(Press Gazette) The Advertising Standards Agency has upheld a complaint over an Anti-Terrorist Hotline ad broadcast on the Talksport radio station. The advertising watchdog banned the ad, produced on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), after complaints it was offensive.