This content analysis of The New York Times corrections found that the majority were for errors in people's names, titles, non-age numbers and dates. Most originated in the Features and Lifestyles and the National News sections and were assessed to have little impact on society.

A content analysis of corrections (N = 507) from four influential newspapers—the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times—shows that they correct errors similar to each other in terms of location, type, impact and objectivity. Results are interpreted through democratic theory and are used to suggest ways for copy editors to most effectively proofread and fact-check.

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Corrections of errors in a news story are perceived as most important when they do not repeat the error or attribute blame. Additionally, blaming the error on the source leads to lower liking of that source.

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