Corrections Policy · NYC In Focus
Corrections Policy at NYC In Focus
NYC In Focus is committed to accurate visual journalism, civic reporting, public event coverage, and transparent corrections. This page explains how readers can report possible errors and how corrections, clarifications, caption updates, source updates, and factual changes are handled.
Accuracy matters in every article, photo caption, date, location, name, public record reference, public event listing, agency description, and visual context note.
Our Commitment
Our commitment to accuracy
NYC In Focus publishes street-level visual journalism, civic reporting, public records coverage, public event coverage, culture coverage, and press photography from New York City.
When we identify a factual error, we aim to correct it promptly and clearly. Corrections may apply to article text, headlines, captions, photo credits, dates, locations, names, titles, links, agency references, event details, public record references, or other factual information.
When new verified information becomes available after publication, we may update a story or caption to improve accuracy, clarity, or context.
Correction Email
Send correction requests, caption concerns, factual updates, event updates, source updates, or article-specific questions to:
What May Be Corrected
Article Text and Headlines
Corrections may involve article text, headlines, descriptions, links, public agency references, event descriptions, or any factual element that could mislead readers if left unchanged.
- Incorrect names, titles, dates, locations, event times, or event descriptions.
- Misstated facts, figures, agency names, vendor names, public actions, or public records.
- Broken or incorrect links to public records, official sources, related pages, or contact pages.
Captions, Credits and Visual Context
Because NYC In Focus is a visual journalism publication, photo captions, credits, licensing context, and visual accuracy are especially important.
- Incorrect or incomplete photo captions.
- Incorrect photo credits or publication details.
- Misidentified people, places, events, dates, public actions, or agencies.
- Missing context about whether an image is current, archival, illustrative, or from the event being reported.
Context and Clarifications
Some updates improve context rather than correct a factual error. NYC In Focus may clarify wording when additional context helps readers understand the story more accurately.
- Missing context that materially changes how a story should be understood.
- Updated wording for precision or clarity.
- Additional verified information added after publication.
- Clearer sourcing language for public records, agency materials, event listings, public notices, or public filings.
Corrections, Clarifications and Updates
Not every change is the same. NYC In Focus may use different approaches depending on the issue.
- Correction: A factual error is fixed.
- Clarification: Language is adjusted to improve context or avoid misunderstanding.
- Update: New verified information is added after publication.
- Caption update: Photo context, identification, date, location, or credit information is revised.
- Event update: Time, location, status, organizer information, or listing details are revised when better information becomes available.
How to Request a Correction
1. Send the URL
Include the URL of the article, page, caption, or image page you are asking us to review.
2. Identify the Issue
Tell us the sentence, caption, image, name, date, link, location, event, or detail you believe is incorrect.
3. Explain the Correction
Describe the correction, clarification, caption update, or event update you are requesting as clearly as possible.
4. Include Support
Share supporting documentation, official sources, public records, event pages, field knowledge, or direct information that helps verify the issue.
Photo and Caption Concerns
Photo captions and visual context matter
If you believe a caption misidentifies a person, place, event, date, public action, agency, protest, labor action, cultural gathering, or other context, please send the article link and the specific caption in question.
NYC In Focus does not alter documentary images in a way that changes journalistic meaning. Basic edits such as crop, exposure, contrast, color balance, or tonal adjustment may be used when they do not mislead the viewer.
If an image is archival, illustrative, or not from the specific event being reported, NYC In Focus aims to make that context clear where appropriate.
Sensitive Coverage
Requests involving sensitive people or events
NYC In Focus takes special care with requests involving children, victims, shelters, schools, hospitals, religious gatherings, memorials, labor actions, protests, immigration-related events, and other sensitive coverage areas.
- We review requests involving vulnerable people carefully and in context.
- We may update identifying details, captions, or framing when appropriate.
- We do not remove accurate public-interest journalism simply because a subject dislikes coverage, but we consider privacy, safety, dignity, and news value.
- We do not publish unnecessary personal information when it does not serve the public interest.
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Last updated: July 2, 2026