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Editorial audit: issues found and fixes applied
Summary
Audit of the draft articles identified attribution uncertainty and a need to clarify when names/roles were inferred from transcript cues; the revision used conservative functional labels, flagged ambiguous attributions, and preserved only quotes clearly tied to transcript speakers.
What I checked
I audited the draft articles against the meeting transcript and the editorial checklist (spelling, clarity, chronology, framing, misidentification, omission, out_of_context, quantitative precision, process clarity).
Issues found and fixes applied
- Speaker identification uncertainty: Several speakers in the transcript were not tagged with formal titles; the draft assigned functional labels where the transcript introduced or addressed a person by name (for example, 'Kelly' and 'Jessica'). Severity: medium. Fix: retained the given first names but used conservative functional labels ("Administrator (presenter)", "Board member") and explicitly noted where a speaker asked not to be identified (the PCIA instructor). First references in article text follow the "name, role" convention using functional labels rather than assumed formal titles.
- Attribution precision: Some quotes were read aloud (student statement read by staff) and one public commenter explicitly declined to be named. Severity: medium. Fix: Attributions now indicate when text was read ("statement read by staff") or when the speaker declined to be identified ("an instructor who requested anonymity").
- Quantitative precision: The draft included several dollar and device estimates that were presented in the transcript as approximate. Severity: low. Fix: Marked figures as approximate in clarifying_details and used phrasing in the article such as "estimated" and "could supply roughly 15–20 laptops depending on configuration." Directly quoted numeric references shown in transcript are preserved and cited.
- Chronology/context clarity: Initial draft could be read to imply a formal board vote or adoption; transcript showed no formal votes were taken. Severity: high. Fix: Each article now explicitly states that no formal vote/appropriation occurred and that staff will return with quotes/options at the June workshops.
No other categories flagged major problems (spelling, major factual misstatements from transcript, or out‑of‑context quotes).
