Media monitoring and response to erroneous statements: National statistical agencies may wish to establish a system to monitor the news media which serve them regularly. This is fundamental to measuring how extensively the media have covered the releases of new statistical information, and how accurately the information has been reported. In instances where journalists misinterpret or erroneously report the data, it can benefit the national statistical organization to request a correction in the media, either informally or formally. This ensures that the public is not misled by the erroneous report, and protects the national statistical.
