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Principle: A newspaper should print a correction whenever it has published as fact something that turns out to be untrue, but not merely because it has published an opinion that some readers do not share. Which of the following most clearly calls for a correction under this principle?

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  • AThe paper reported that the new footbridge at the station was opened on 3 March, whereas it was in fact opened on 13 March
  • BThe paper's columnist called the new footbridge ugly, and several readers wrote in to say that they find it handsome
  • CThe paper argued in an editorial that the money spent on the footbridge would have been better spent on the approach road
  • DThe paper's reviewer called the canteen at the station the worst in the district, and the canteen's owner takes a different view

Step-by-Step Solution

An opening date is a matter of fact, it was stated wrongly, and that is precisely what the principle asks to be corrected. Calling a footbridge ugly, arguing that money would have been better spent elsewhere and rating a canteen worst are all judgements; that readers or an owner disagree with them is the situation the principle deliberately exempts.
Answer: A) The paper reported that the new footbridge at the station was opened on 3 March, whereas it was in fact opened on 13 March

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