fact-checking
How two guys trolled reporters outside Twitter Paid Members Public
In the rush to cover “breaking news” live at Twitter, journalists fell for a fairly simple hoax.
Engaged Reading Digest: image verification, cops on TikTok — and why celebs are using a social platform you've never heard of Paid Members Public
It's easy to get sucked into the idea that social media is mainly a promotional tool. Today's digest is a reminder that it's much more than that — for good and ill
To beat "Fake News", look to… Finland? Paid Members Public
Finland has been fighting Russian information warfare for over five years. What have they learnt?
Hacks/Hackers London: AI, Fact-checking, a faster Economist — and better careers for women Paid Members Public
May's Hacks/Hackers brought us AMP-based web-design, Facebook fact-checking, AI email checks, and a new organisation to support women in their careers.
The Momo Challenge: a press-driven panic over a non-existent threat Paid Members Public
The Momo Challenge has been all over the internet - and the papers. Only one small problem: it doesn't exist.
The "£500 pcm bed under the stairs" story is probably just marketing Paid Members Public
Want to know why social media verification skills are so important? Well, take a look at this tweet, which has been the basis for dozens of stories in the media this morning: https://twitter.com/alex_lomax/status/649146213242175488 Crazy, huh? But what happens if you start looking into the
The dangers and rewards of Data Journalism Paid Members Public
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/03/photo-3631.html] Allison Schrager has a problem with data journalism [http://qz.com/189703/the-problem-with-data-journalism/]: > But I worry that data give commentary a false sense of authority since data analysis is inherently prone to bias. The author’s priors, what he
Should journalists use "words"? Paid Members Public
I’ve not really felt inspired to comment on the whole “should journalists check facts [http://charman-anderson.com/2012/01/13/a-healthy-debate-about-he-said-she-said-journalism/] ” furore, because, really, me rolling my eyes doesn’t make for great blogging. But I couldn’t resist linking to this [http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2012/
