Ethics, Urgency and Accuracy
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Ethics, Urgency & Accuracy Steve Buttry Southern Regional Press Institute Savannah State University Feb. 20, 2014 #srpi
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Ethics, Urgency& Accuracy
Steve ButtrySouthern Regional Press Institute
Savannah State UniversityFeb. 20, 2014
#srpi
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Which is more important?• Getting the news first? Or getting it right?This is a false choice: If you don’t have it right, you didn’t get it first.You want to publish quickly as soon as you verify facts. Story unfolds, rather than waiting to publish complete story.
verificationhandbook.net
Chapters:• Verification
funamentals• Verifying user-
generated content• Verifying images• Verifying videos• Preparing for
disaster coverage• Verification
checklists
Vetting & verifying• Track back RTs, etc.
to source • Look for clusters • Location enabled? • Evaluate the network• Evaluate the history
• Links, photos? • Take it old school• Disclose, hedge,
repeat • Be brave only in
correction
Tips from Craig Silverman, Regret the Error
Evaluating tweeps• How long have they been tweeting?• Check previous tweets, interaction• Check bio, links• Check Klout score• Google name and scam, spammer• Contact & interview
Tips from Mandy Jenkins, Zombie Journalism
Always answer: “How do you know that?”
Read more about it• stevebuttry.wordpress.com• slideshare.net/stevebuttry• @stevebuttry• [email protected]
verificationhandbook.net
Chapters:• Verification
funamentals• Verifying user-
generated content• Verifying images• Verifying videos• Preparing for
disaster coverage• Verification
checklists
