fact-checking
How two guys trolled reporters outside Twitter
In the rush to cover “breaking news” live at Twitter, journalists fell for a fairly simple hoax.
engaged reading digest
Engaged Reading Digest: image verification, cops on TikTok — and why celebs are using a social platform you've never heard of
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
fake news
To beat "Fake News", look to… Finland?
Finland has been fighting Russian information warfare for over five years. What have they learnt?
hacks/hackers
Hacks/Hackers London: AI, Fact-checking, a faster Economist — and better careers for women
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.
misinformation
The Momo Challenge: a press-driven panic over a non-existent threat
The Momo Challenge has been all over the internet - and the papers. Only one small problem: it doesn't exist.
fact-checking
The "£500 pcm bed under the stairs" story is probably just marketing
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
data journalism
The dangers and rewards of Data Journalism
[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
accuracy
Should journalists use "words"?
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/
fact-checking
Fact Checking: not applicable to geography, apparently
Next time you hear someone saying that what makes journalists unique and different is their fact-checking and professional standards, remember how often things like this happen: > from theMiami Herald [http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/04/17/2172095/man-killed-in-miami-british-tourist.html] :Two British tourists, reported by British media to have been
fact-checking
Fact-checking, Wikipedia and basic journalistic credibility
When I was in my early 20s, and working in my first proper journalism job, my features editor and boss at the time, Andy [http://www.ridgwaymedia.co.uk/whychooseus.html], took me for a pint. But he didn’t take me to the usual pub, he took me to