verification
You're only a journalist if Twitter and Facebook say so. Paid Members Public
The social media platforms decide if we are journalists or not. How… odd.
Buzzfeed is trying to speed up social media debunking Paid Members Public
Buzzfeed has a social media verification team [https://firstdraftnews.com/buzzfeed-wants-use-social-media-might-take-hoaxers/] : > BuzzFeed Canada editor and First Draft Coalition member Craig Silverman will be leading the charge from Toronto, “bringing his deep expertise at debunking hoaxes to our reporting arsenal,” said Scott Lamb, BuzzFeed’s head of international growth, “and
Reddit for Journalists Paid Members Public
Three speakers at news:rewired talking about use of Reddit in journalism, moderated by Mark Frankel, assistant editor, social news, BBC
Verification is so very hard Paid Members Public
Take a look at this video: Pretty clearly a concept video done by some students, right? That information’s all there, including the account name on Vimeo. Even the most cursory of verification checks would show that up. So, it’s not like anyone would publish it as a real
Verifying the fireball Paid Members Public
Is this video real? Malachy Browne does the verification [http://blog.storyful.com/2012/10/09/find-that-fireball-when-journalist-turns-stalker/#.UH-_UbRyyZe] . That’s how journalism is done.
