1) Juvenile campers confess causing massive forest fire
Two teenage boys camping claimed responsibility for starting a three day forest fire. They had a campfire that started it

2)City Council votes against dog bite proposal

The City Council voted 5-2 yesterday to reject a proposal pertaining to dog bites. The owner of the dog would have to pay a $500 fine and serve five days in jail.

Corrections Policy

In journalism fields, it is important we keep our facts straight. It earns the public's trust and gives journalists credibility. However, we are human and mess up from time to time. This is where a corrections policy comes in. I looked at ESPN's policy, since it covers a wide variety of the media spectrum. They are committed to correcting mistakes in a timely manner.  The policy states "While our goal is always to be accurate and fair, occasionally we will present an erroneous assertion of fact. Significant errors of fact will be corrected in a clear and timely manner, with appropriate prominence"
It  goes on to say "Each unit at ESPN - such as Studio, Remote, Magazine, Radio, ESPN.com and other networks -- will implement this policy in a manner applicable to its medium." So, if it is a magazine, it will print a correction in the next issue. If it's SportsCenter or some such other program, they will correct it on the next broadcast.

Reign of Error article

I'm not surprised by the findings of the study by Scott Maier. According to the article, about half of the stories in the study had one or more errors in it. Half. That is astounding. Aren't we supposed to do our homework as journalists and check every single detail of our stories? It really irks me to see typos in newspapers, such as the Herald Dispatch and the Parkersburg News and Sentinel. I've even seen the Sentinel get their facts wrong. It's annoying. It discredits the profession.