JOUR 48000: Mobile &Social Media Journalism
Verification
Here are some Google Docs from Journalism practitioners
- Verification HandbookA definitive guide to verifying digital content for emergency coverage (2nd ed.)
- Bellingcat's Digital ToolkitOpen Source Verification and Investigation Tools and Methods.
- Verification and Digital Investigations Resources by Craig SilvermanTry the browser plugins -- InVID verification is highly recommended.
Fact Checking
To fact check, compare entries on a variety of sources.
- BBC News: Country ProfilesClick on a region to find country profiles. The Media page will list press, television and radio and who owns them (private, public) as well as the language it is in.
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): The World FactbookProvides basic history of all countries - includes maps, population, history, politics, economics, education, communications, transportation and military data.
- FactCheck.orgAnnenberg Political fact check site. Use to discern the truth behind all kinds of political, scientific and public policy claims.
- PolitiFactA project of the St. Petersburg Times, PolitiFact is a website that examines truth in politics.
- SPJ's Journalist's ToolboxLists some copy editing blogs and writing handbooks.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
Summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
Contents: Statistical tables.
