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Submit a correction to The Midwest Newsroom

Here are the instructions on submitting a correction to The Midwest Newsroom.

The Midwest Newsroom has an ethical responsibility to correct all factual errors. To request a correction, please send an email to MidwestNewsroom@kcur.org.

For online corrections, The Midwest Newsroom follows the correction policy laid out by its parent organization, KCUR.

  • Audiences can find corrections go at the bottom of articles, unless the corrected mistake fundamentally changes the story itself.
  • The correction will include when the change was made (time and date).
  • If we are correcting a simple error – such as a misspelled name or incorrect date – we try to write the correction in a way that doesn’t repeat the mistake.
  • In general, reporters can make these kinds of small corrections to their own stories, but they should always let an editor know they’ve done so.
  • Sometimes, it’s impossible to write a correction without repeating a mistake. For example, maybe we misattributed a quote. In that case, we specify who actually did the speaking as well as who didn’t. We provide context and take ownership of our mistakes so our community can trust we’ll correct ourselves when necessary.
  • On occasion, we’re going to make more serious mistakes than misspelling and misattribution. If we've made a serious factual error in our reporting or spotted one in a colleague’s story, we take concerns to an editor right away. We’ll work as a team to find the right words to make sure our audience knows we take accuracy seriously. We may also decide to move the update text to the top of the story.

For on-air corrections, The Midwest Newsroom follow’s NPR policy:

  • NPR corrects significant errors in broadcast and online reports. Corrections of errors will be made in audio archives, written transcripts and on the website. 

Again, you can submit corrections to the email address: MidwestNewsroom@kcur.org.

Oct. 10. 2025
Our Oct. 1, 2025, report about testing for radon in Iowa schools has been updated to reflect the Iowa Department of Education's response, provided to The Midwest Newsroom after the article was initially published.

Oct. 10. 2025
In response to our article about Lee Enterprises, Alden Global Capital contacted The Midwest Newsroom on Oct. 9, 2025, to say that the company is no longer a hedge fund, but instead is an investment firm. The company’s representative provided this link in and email and wrote: “the SEC link shows that Alden is not registered with the SEC; Hedge fund designation is a specific term with SEC registration. Therefore, this is not applicable or accurate here as Alden has not been registered with the SEC since 2021.” We have updated the article to reflect the correction.

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