National Policy Atlas · aep-001803
American Press Institute
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Policy text permits some remedies
“After you add the correction, you may want to hide the post, given the fact that the image itself was the main piece of content and it will be far more prominent than the correction.”
| Remedy | Policy text (automated reading) | Practice (automated reading) |
|---|---|---|
| Removal / unpublishing | Not addressed | None found |
| Search-engine de-indexing | Not addressed | None found |
| Anonymization or redaction | Not addressed | None found |
| Update for later developments | Permitted in policy text | — |
7 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically
Not checked by hand yet, so check the source before quoting.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 2289
After you add the correction, you may want to hide the post, given the fact that the image itself was the main piece of content and it will be far more prominent than the correction.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 2290
“It’s rare for us to delete a post, and we would not delete just to prevent embarrassment,” said Mayer of the Missourian.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 2291
In a networked world, we must now also think about how we help the correction spread just as the incorrect information may have.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 2292
The Washington Post, for example includes this basic template in its policy : “We generally revise the story to make it accurate AND append a correction to the file.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 2293
Corrections must be written and edited with the same care as other content.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 2294
Facebook corrections Facebook offers a feature that’s very useful for doing corrections: you can edit a post after it’s been published.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the Internet Archive's copy · NSMPA evidence 2295
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The Archive Ethics Project. American Press Institute (aep-001803). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/american-press-institute. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.
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