►The phrase “life of a news story” acknowledges that information changes as events change, and early information is often incomplete or sufficient. The phrase also reminds audiences that some stories must be reported even before all information is available. Jeff Jarvis described differences between the perceptions of a “perfect” news story and those that are “in beta” and will be updated as new information becomes available and errors are removed. He wrote: “We who publish must learn how to say what we don’t know at least as well as we say what we know.” In addition to acknowledging and correcting mistakes, journalists should tell readers what they do not know (and cannot know at the time) to ensure audiences fully understand.
Source: https://buzzmachine.com/2009/06/07/processjournalism/
►This piece of the code mentions the need to “correct information” during the life of a news story. This is related to the code’s “Be Accountable and Transparent” section, which says ethical journalists “Acknowledge mistakes and correct them promptly and prominently. Explain corrections and clarifications carefully and clearly.” This part of the code also is related to the “Minimize Harm” section’s discussion of the “long-term implications of the extended reach” of online publication.