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Audit of draft articles vs transcript and issues found
Summary
Editorial audit flagged speaker name and place-name inconsistencies, numeric formatting issues, possible transcript typos, missing clarifications, and areas requiring precise attribution.
I reviewed the draft articles against the transcript and the 'Issues Rules' checklist. Below are identified problems, their descriptions, and recommended fixes. Each item must be addressed in the revised articles.
1) Spelling / Proper-name inconsistencies - Issue: Multiple spellings and transcript artifacts for the same entities ("Davis County" vs "Davidson County", "Davis Townsend" vs "Davis Townson", "Sherry Koontz" vs "Coontz/Koontz", "Merde Young" unclear, "Judge David Doherty" rendered as "judge David" in parts). Severity: high. Fix: Normalize to the official jurisdiction and the most consistent names used on the record: "Davidson County" and "Davis Townsend Elementary School"; use the spellings used when the name is explicitly spoken; where transcript is unclear, retain the spoken form but flag uncertainty.
2) Quantitative precision and garbled numbers - Issue: Several monetary figures and contract numbers appear with formatting artifacts (e.g., "639-3403", "63935.3"). Severity: high. Fix: Where the transcript clearly states amounts (e.g., $155,205; $2,000,000; $36,235.82) use those values. For numbers with…
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