Credit: Photo by Everton Vila on Unsplash News The lack of trust in news cannot be fixed by the media alone (but we must at least try) Public understanding of how journalism works is low and the platforms are not helping. A new RISJ report examines why people often do not trust the media and how we can connect with our audiences By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Joshua Woroniecki on Unsplash News What did First Draft learn from fact-checking the US 2020 election? The organisation debunked false claims around ballot stuffing and voter fraud and posted them out on a private Twitter account. We caught up with special projects editor Jasper Jackson to talk about how this event shaped the future of news verification By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: Photo by Bruno van der Kraan on Unsplash News Independent journalists in India and Zimbabwe experiment with alternative funding to keep holding power to account Awards and accolades are nice but they do not pay the bills when facing press freedom restrictions. Two reporters turn to donors and non-journalistic gigs to keep their work sustainable By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Fact-based journalism more vital than ever for 2020 US election US newsrooms are bracing themselves for a torrent of misinformation and conspiracy theories headed their way By Jamie Wiseman • 3 min read
Credit: Johnnie Shannon on Pixabay News Can an ‘encyclopaedia of opinions’ help us have healthier conversations? UK startup Parlia wants to build a complete database of what people think to help us understand - and mend - our polarised society By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: The Distributed Gutenberg Press, by Andrew Garthwaite for the Distributed Newsroom Playbook. News How to set up your distributed newsroom for success The Distributed Newsroom Playbook offers a guide to running a news operation from home By Tom Trewinnard • 5 min read
Credit: Martin Sanchez on Unsplash News Google is giving $6.5 million to fact-checkers focusing on coronavirus First Draft’s Jenni Sargent talks about how the money will support collaborative efforts to tackle misinformation around the pandemic, especially in the countries with most cases like the UK, France, Italy and Spain By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Pixabay News International Fact-Checking Day: eight resources for verifying information From news labels to toolkits, this selection of free tools can help reporters identify and debunk false information By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Unsplash News Turkish fact-checker experiments with offline formats to reach new audiences By producing videos for public transport, Teyit hopes to capture diverse groups of people lost to online algorithms By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Flickr: Foreign and Commonwealth Office News Transphobia Project uses data visualisation to zoom in on outlets that spread biased transgender content The interactive chart will map journalists and publications that contribute to transphobia, assigning them a bias score and showing relationships between authors and publishers By Daniel Green • 4 min read
Credit: Gino Crescoli from Pixabay News Need a source for your next story? This platform puts experts on speed dial ExpertFile database can help newsrooms find the ideal interviewee and get them on the phone in a fraction of the time By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Full Story Media News When is a press release worth pursuing as a news story? Some story pitches can lead to a worthy feature and some are better off in the trash folder - here is how to spot the difference By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
