Update Label Selector

Select an update label from supplied change characteristics.

Description

Publication labels distinguish factual corrections, substantive updates and changes that clarify meaning.

Publication labels distinguish factual corrections, substantive updates and changes that clarify meaning. This selector applies a fixed priority to supplied editorial flags.^[1]

Select an update label from supplied change characteristics.

When to use Update Label Selector

Use this tool to select an update label from supplied change characteristics.

Prepare the text, recorded observations, aligned figures or editorial criteria requested. Confirm what each label, count, timestamp or supplied flag represents before interpreting the result.

How to use Update Label Selector and understand its results

Prepare the text, recorded observations, aligned figures or editorial criteria requested. Confirm what each label, count, timestamp or supplied flag represents before interpreting the result.
Enter factualErrorFixed, materialNewReporting, meaningClarified, minorCopyEdit using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
Read recommendedLabel, materialChangeCount. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.

Input field	Meaning	Value type; see rules below	Requirement
factualErrorFixed	Factual error fixed	boolean	Required
materialNewReporting	Material new reporting added	boolean	Required
meaningClarified	Meaning clarified	boolean	Required
minorCopyEdit	Minor copy edit	boolean	Required

Enter four booleans. Return the first applicable label and count of the first three material-change flags. minorCopyEdit is accepted but does not affect either output.

factualError→correction; materialNewInformation→update; meaningChanged→clarification; otherwise no-label

Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.

Output field	Meaning	Value type
recommendedLabel	Recommended update label	string; one of "correction", "update", "clarification", "no-label"
materialChangeCount	Material change count	integer; minimum: 0

json

{
  "input": {
    "factualErrorFixed": false,
    "materialNewReporting": true,
    "meaningClarified": false,
    "minorCopyEdit": false
  },
  "output": {
    "recommendedLabel": "update",
    "materialChangeCount": 1
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

No article comparison, error detection or newsroom policy is applied.

Numeric inputs must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use Correction Prominence: Compare correction reach and placement with supplied prominence requirements. For a complementary task, use Takedown Decision Score: Score supplied takedown factors and recommend an editorial action.

References

Update Label Selector — tool.io

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