Any Montrealers who are curious about press errors, corrections and accuracy can come hear me give a free lunchtime talk at the Atwater Library (1200 Atwater) on January 30 at 12:30 p.m. Here are the details:
Regretting Errors: The History And Current State of Media Accuracy, Errors, and Corrections
Craig Silverman, author of the new book Regret the Error: How Media Mistakes Pollute the Press and Imperil Free Speech (Penguin Canada/Union Square Press), will deliver a tour of history and today's most outrageous and entertaining media mistakes and corrections, while also highlighting what over 70 years of scholarly research tells us about the level of accuracy in newspapers and television news. Learn how "Dewey Defeats Truman" happened and discuss the challenges and opportunities for press accuracy in the Internet age.Silverman is a Montreal author, journalist and the editor of RegretTheError.com, an award winning website that reports on media errors and corrections. His writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Montreal Gazette, Editor & Publisher, and Report On Business magazine, amoung others. He writes The Office, a weekly workplace culture column and blog for The Globe And Mail, and The Explainer, a weekly news column for Hour.
Seriously, please come by. Please!
UPDATE: My peeps at Hour were kind enough to put this event on the Hit List. Awesome.