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Posted by Abigail Edge and Marcela Kunova on 18/09/23Investigating human trafficking, with ICIJ lead reporter Katie McQue
The Trafficking Inc investigative series conducted 300 interviews with victims of sex trafficking and forced labour. Learn about the process of finding human stories, verifying information and protecting sources
Posted by Frankie Crew on 25/08/23New digital platform helps support free press in Sudan
Encrypted technology protects journalists and their sources in a war-torn country whilst facilitating remote reporting
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 21/08/23How do narratives spread, and what does this mean for how we report the news?
Global Voices is researching how different narratives spread and collaborating with tech platforms and news publishers to improve public access to accurate and informative news
Posted by Catherine Edwards on 28/06/22The Washington Post's pandemic-born visual forensic team is here to stay (and still works remotely)
A specialist video verification and production team proved valuable when the war in Ukraine broke out. Now the team is expanding to increase output of its widely-viewed content
Posted by Jacob Granger on 07/06/22Nadine Ajaka of The Washington Post on the visual forensics team
A pandemic-born team has been getting millions of views for reconstruction videos of major news stories. But how do you wrestle a time-sensitive story against a time-intensive medium?
Posted by Jacob Granger on 13/05/22Tip: Verifying information during war
Propaganda and the information war have always been key parts of conflicts but in our current era of regular and weaponised misinformation the truth becomes even harder to source
Posted by Olivia Crellin on 04/03/22Tools and resources for journalists covering the Ukrainian war
We rounded up resources for fact-checking and trauma reporting on Russia's war in Ukraine
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 25/02/22The truth sandwich: how to cover falsehoods from official sources
"Just reporting" what was said does not cut it anymore. Journalists need to fact-check official statements before repeating them to stop perpetuating misinformation
Posted by Joseph Cummins on 02/02/22Tip: Become an Online Advance Search pro
These clever online search tools will help you find accurate and reliable information about people and places
Posted by Hilal Seven on 10/01/22Tip: Fact-checking 101
Doing your background research is only the step to verifying whether online information is true or not
Posted by Samuel Ketch on 15/11/21Ethiopian fact-checkers wage an unequal war against Facebook misinformation
In a country where Facebook is the main source of online news, hoaxes are widespread and verifying digital content is tough. But a small group of journalists at HaqCheck rose up to the challenge
Posted by Osama Gaweesh on 15/07/21Viral Facts Africa fights covid infodemic with emojis and animated messages
A collaborative project experiments with shareable social content to tackle the spread of coronavirus misinformation on the continent
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 12/05/21How covid-19 has accelerated encroachments on media freedom
On World Press Freedom Day, Damian Radcliffe looks at how governments around the world leveraged the pandemic to undermine public trust in journalism and science
Posted by Damian Radcliffe on 03/05/21Does truth equal trust?
We like to believe that giving our audiences cold hard facts will win their trust. The reality is more complicated
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 30/03/21Tip: How to challenge claims
Sometimes statements hide the truth and you need a healthy dose of scepticism to sort out the facts from fiction
Posted by Nathan Clarke on 24/02/21'Give Ofcom the power to demand Facebook to explain its algorithms', Full Fact urges UK parliament
To help tackle harmful disinformation online, social platforms must be transparent about how they moderate misleading content and who is responsible for errors
Posted by Jacob Granger on 23/02/21Inside The Washington Post's award-winning visual forensic team
"It is a mistake to create this bifurcated world of text and visuals when so many huge news stories play out in a way where they are caught on camera"
Posted by Jacob Granger on 12/02/21BBC director-general: "We are activists for impartiality"
Social media users care little about the difference between a personal and commercial Twitter account. So journalists need to refrain from sharing polarising views to help win back public trust
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Voters are heading to the ballot box at a time when they are turning away from the news
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