The Chicago Tribune’s infamous “Dewey Defeats Truman” headline, the 2000 election night calls for Al Gore and then George Bush, a 2004 Providence Journal headline that said, “Rumsfeld’s Pubic Role is Shrinking.”

These mistakes reflect the reality that,… Read more

The 2010 Stylebook app, which the AP has submitted to Apple for approval, will cost $24.99 compared to last year’s $28.99 app.

Colleen Newvine, head of market research for the AP and product manager for the Stylebook, said… Read more

When the AP Stylebook changed the style for “Web site” to “website” in April, the news was so big that “AP Stylebook Finally” became a trending topic on Twitter.

You wouldn’t think that changing the style of… Read more

Q. Nearly a year ago I was laid off from an editing position in a rather small and isolated market. Since then I’ve supplemented my unemployment compensation with a few freelance gigs and temporary jobs. Yesterday I interviewed for an… Read more

MediaBugs — an open-source, correction-tracking service — plans to launch publicly today with the goal of helping to build trust between journalists and the audiences they serve.
 
Created by Salon co-founder Scott Rosenberg, MediaBugs will provide news consumers with… Read more

Q. I saw your advice for copy editors in the column “Skills That Can Make You More Valuable as a Copy Editor.” It’s good advice. I run a 24-hour digital news desk as part of a convergence effort. I… Read more

When the AP Stylebook announced via Twitter that it was changing the style for “Web site” to “website,” some users let out shouts of praise: “Finally!” “Yes!!!” “Yeeha!”

The reactions aren’t surprising, given how many… Read more