This is a sample story. It demonstrates the corrections box at the end of an article. Nothing in it is news.
Mistakes happen in every newsroom. What matters is how they are handled. At Paper Parrot, when a published story contains a factual error, we correct the text and add a dated note at the bottom explaining what was wrong and what we changed.
Why we don’t fix errors quietly
A correction note tells readers who saw the earlier version that something has changed, and it holds us accountable. Changing a story without saying so would undermine the trust this site is meant to build.
Corrections, updates and clarifications
A correction fixes something that was wrong. An update adds new information as a story develops. A clarification adds context when a story was accurate but could be misread. All three are described in our editorial standards.
Scroll down to see the sample correction note for this story.
