On Innovation

Q: Why is the WaPo so consumed with this case? Why are you not treating every lost life with such importance as you are with this one? Yes, a life was lost and that is tragic within itself, but what’s even more tragic is how the WaPo and the rest of the media plays up certain cases because of the zip code and skin color of the people involved. Many people are killed in this region every year, where is their coverage? — kdofour2000

Local blogger Katie Rogers has the answer on Ask the Post.

“One of my jobs as a multiplatform editor at The Post is to put together the corrections for the print edition. It’s a bit of a grim task, staring failure (sometimes my own) in the face, but occasionally I see a correction and can’t help but smile. For instance, one correction in today’s paper was straight out of a ‘Seinfeld’ episode.”

Continue reading at Ask the Post.

“Won” vs. “Received”

A reader asks why The Washington Post has referred to military decorations as being “won” as opposed to “received.”

Ask the Post has the answer 

“Why don’t more Washington Post reporters respond to reader comments?”

Good question. #AskthePost has the answer.

An Ask the Post reader asks: “Why such weak coverage of the Wall Street protests?”

Washington Post National Economy and Business editor Greg Schneider has the answer.

“Anwar al-Aulaqi” becomes “al-Awlaki” at The Washington Post

Find out why the change was made here

Starting today, the @innovations blog will feature questions and responses from our new Ask The Post feature on The Washington Post website. We hope the blog will build on the ongoing conversations between the Post newsroom and readers.

Each day, on Ask the Post we’ll take questions from readers about our Web site and news coverage. You can participate by leaving a comment on the blog or by tweeting a question using the hash tag #askthepost. Use the “Recommend” link on each blog post to vote up your favorite questions (make sure you’re signed in to washingtonpost.com first). We will aim to respond to the most recommended questions throughout the week.

As we have occasionally done with reader chats, we’ll now feature, each week, a Post journalist, who will also respond to reader questions about his or her work and related journalism issues.

Have a gripe about or a favorite feature from the front page of today’s print edition of the newspaper? You are invited to write brief critique of the page in the comments section on the blog. This is a place for a succinct critique of the front page. There are other venues for your opinions and letters, as well as a way to reach the ombudsman.

We’ll hold comments on Ask The Post to the same standard as other comments on our site. While we are looking for constructive feedback from our readers, we’ll remove comments that attack fellow commentators or otherwise violate our discussions policy.

Ask The Post also will keep you updated on new Web site features, upgrades to existing features and other technical improvements. We appreciate your feedback on these issues as well, but if you’re having a technical issue, please report it using this form.

We look forward to your feedback.

An Ask the Post reader asks: ”Why won’t your Web site auto-detect my phone’s browser? I’d read your site on my phone more if it served the mobile page.”

Read the answer here