Experts advise on the process of verification
There are a wealth of questions, tools and techniques journalists can use to verify content from social media
If there are particular geographic areas which you as a reporter are really focused on it makes a lot of sense to try and identify credible sources in these areas before the news breaksCraig Silverman, Regret the Error
If there are particular geographic areas which you as a reporter are really focused on it makes a lot of sense to try and identify credible sources in these areas before the news breaks
If you're about to leap out to start writing this up, just hold yourself back for a minute and ask yourself, is this as wonderfully news worthy as you think it is, or is there something else at work here?Paul Bradshaw, journalism academic
If you're about to leap out to start writing this up, just hold yourself back for a minute and ask yourself, is this as wonderfully news worthy as you think it is, or is there something else at work here?
Look for the history of that person, have they been on those platforms for some time, if so they are more likely to be that person. If they're trying to hoax you the account is likely to be more recentPaul Bradshaw, journalism academic
Look for the history of that person, have they been on those platforms for some time, if so they are more likely to be that person. If they're trying to hoax you the account is likely to be more recent
Everyone that we interact with in the process of news gathering have a social history whether they realise it or notFergus Bell, Associated Press
Everyone that we interact with in the process of news gathering have a social history whether they realise it or not
Journalists need to not just access technical tools but also the human resources available online and speak to people about the expertise they have that they can bring to bear on pieces of informationPaul Bradshaw, journalism academic
Journalists need to not just access technical tools but also the human resources available online and speak to people about the expertise they have that they can bring to bear on pieces of information
Social media means information is out there so quickly and it gets passed around and passed around. There is a pressure to try and confirm that or to maybe miss out a step when you're confirming it, but we don't believe that's the way it should be doneFergus Bell, Associated Press
Social media means information is out there so quickly and it gets passed around and passed around. There is a pressure to try and confirm that or to maybe miss out a step when you're confirming it, but we don't believe that's the way it should be done
The old school device of the phone is still incredibly essential when trying to do crowdsourced verificationCraig Silverman, Regret the Error
The old school device of the phone is still incredibly essential when trying to do crowdsourced verification
Twitter is forcing more news organisations to be honest and offer corrections when things go wrongClaire Wardle, Storyful
Twitter is forcing more news organisations to be honest and offer corrections when things go wrong
That's the fundamental thing news organisations need to understand about corrections in the networked world, is it's your job to promote it and to reach out and get it to spread out just as far as the incorrect informationCraig Silverman, Regret the Error
That's the fundamental thing news organisations need to understand about corrections in the networked world, is it's your job to promote it and to reach out and get it to spread out just as far as the incorrect information
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