DATED · NAMED · DESCRIBED · PUBLIC FOREVER

WHAT WE GOT WRONG.
WHAT WE CHANGED.

Every correction is dated. The story is named. The change is described. This page exists because we will eventually make a mistake, and the alternative to a public log is hiding it. Most publications do not run a corrections page. We do.

How corrections work here

1. If you spot something wrong in a piece, email corrections@sftimes.com. Be specific: the article, the claim, what you believe is correct, how you know.
2. The editor reads every email to that address. We respond within 72 hours either confirming the correction is needed or explaining why we believe the original is accurate.
3. If a correction is needed, the affected article page gets a dated note at the top. The original text is preserved alongside the correction (struck through) so the change is visible.
4. The correction is logged on this page. The story is named. The issue is named. The change is described in plain language.
5. Significant corrections (anything affecting a subject's reputation or a material claim about a business) are also flagged in the next Saturday letter.

What counts as a correction

We log:

• Factual errors (wrong date, wrong price, wrong name spelling, wrong address, wrong claim about a business)
• Misquoted dialogue
• Wrong attribution
• Material omissions that change the meaning of a claim

We do not log: typos, broken links, image swaps, or stylistic edits. Those are fixed silently because they do not change what the piece says.

What we will never do

• Memory-hole an error. If we got it wrong, the wrong version is preserved alongside the right one. You can see what we changed.
• Delete an article without explanation. If a piece is ever taken down, a note appears at the URL explaining why, signed by the editor.
• Quietly reword a controversial claim and call it "stylistic editing." Substantive edits get a correction note. Stylistic edits do not change what the piece says.

The log

The transparency claim

If this page stays empty for too long, the editor will say so on the about page. Empty corrections logs are usually a sign of a publication that does not track its mistakes, not a publication without mistakes. We will not let that happen here.