Section 3
Correction
Accuracy includes correcting the record
Journalism develops as new information becomes available. There is an important difference between updating a developing story and correcting an error.
GSR does both transparently.
Corrections
Where GSR establishes that it has published a material factual error, it will correct the information as promptly as reasonably possible.
Material corrections should normally identify what was incorrect and provide the corrected information.
GSR will not conceal a significant factual error merely by silently rewriting the relevant passage.
Updates
Breaking and developing stories may be updated repeatedly as additional verified information becomes available.
An update does not necessarily mean that the original report was inaccurate.
Where an update materially changes the reader’s understanding of a story, GSR should make the development clear.
Headlines and social media
If a material error appears in a headline, graphic, Breaking News Alert or social-media publication, correction of the underlying website article alone may not be sufficient.
GSR should, where reasonably practicable, correct the error on the platform on which it was distributed.
Requests for correction
Readers, institutions and persons referred to in GSR journalism may bring potential factual errors to the attention of the Editorial Office at:
A request for correction does not guarantee that GSR will alter a report. GSR will examine the evidence and determine whether a correction, clarification, update or no editorial change is warranted.
Corrections are determined by evidence, not by pressure.