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In this audio interview, Brooks Jackson, director of FactCheck.org, shares tips on what journalists need to look out for to be accurate and fair in their reporting.
Interviewer: Laura Lo Forti Format: mp3 Length: 17:20 Also see: Accuracy and fact-checking in citizen journalism video Download (10.4 MB) or play by clicking this button:
"It’s much better to look for documentary evidence than it is to accept some whispered tale that somebody has put in your ear."—Brooks Jackson
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