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During our standard editorial checks of data citations prior to publication, we routinely encounter inconsistencies in repository naming.
True, both stories raise important, if very different, issues about journalistic integrity and editorial checks and balances.
A report into the second "Newsnight" story concluded that basic editorial checks were not completed: the journalists apparently failed to show a picture of Lord McAlpine to Steve Messham, a victim of abuse.
After the initial deluge of information, so-called legacy news organisations like ours were able to deliver more deeply sourced information, filtered through editorial checks and balances that have served well over the years.
The fact that this 12-year-old programme had been through legal and editorial checks would play a large part in the production team's thinking in the week ahead.
A summary of a BBC report, written by Ken MacQuarrie the broadcaster's Scotland director, examining the circumstances around Newsnight's error of mistaken identity – which is likely to see the corporation on the receiving end of legal action from McAlpine – said "basic editorial checks were not completed".
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But your Oct. 31 editorial "Check This Out" exaggerates the new law's impact on consumers and banks.
In a May 27 editorial ("Check It Again"), you discussed the accuracy of data the Federal Bureau of Investigation relies on when doing criminal records checks.
An editorial check was performed by PRIMO.
But neither this nor the editorial check before upload can substitute a formal review by domain experts of the community.
It will be important to find and implement solutions for adding catalogue entries while doing editorial checking.
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