Principles of Citizen Journalism

Accuracy & fact-checking: How to get it right

Accuracy

Thoroughness

Fairness

Transparency

Independence

Resources

The team behind this project

SECTIONS

Accuracy & fact-checking
How to get it right

Thoroughness
Going the extra yard for information

Fairness
Treating opposing points of view with respect

Transparency
Disclosure a key ingredient in gaining trust

Independence
Following the story wherever it leads

Interviews
Tapping into the wisdom of the community

Resources
Where to find more information

Correcting mistakes online

Accuracy tip sheet

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Amy Gahran on accuracy & transparency

In this audio interview, content strategist and blogger Amy Gahran (Contentious and The Right Conversation) talks about quality content, transparency and accuracy in journalism. She shares her ideas on good practices in correcting mistakes and on the potential of conversational media.

"Journalism is not so much a role as it is a collection of skills and those skills can either be bundled into what we consider a full-time journalist, a citizen journalist, or it can be done collectively and collaboratively by a community."

-- Amy Gahran

Interviewer: Laura Lo Forti
Format: mp3
Length: 18:48
Also see: Accuracy and fact-checking in citizen journalism video
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