So let’s say your news organization publishes a story about some guy who’s arrested/charged in a crime. Three months later, he’s acquitted. But when you Google his name, the original story about his arrest appears at the top. The story about his acquittal is buried two pages down. Should you go into the original story and update it? “I’m tempted to say that news organizations have the responsibility to update these stories,” blogs Mike Orren at PegasusNews.com, who makes a point of updating them.
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