Articles

Mr. Difficult

The personal turmoil lurking beneath the tough exterior
July 6, 2012
Stuart Watson

Vetting Citizen Journalism

‘It’s an emerging craft, one that combines an eye for a good story with a flair for connecting the dots and, above all, a human touch.’
July 6, 2012
Lila King

After the Shouting, Bridging the Divide

‘… our newsroom has made a serious effort to forge a stronger connection between the paper and Buffalo’s black community. … Not for a moment do I believe the healing…
July 6, 2012
Margaret Sullivan

The Story That Rocked the Clock

‘With so much news breaking, just posting updates to the paper’s website suddenly felt inadequate. We needed to meet readers where they were …’
July 6, 2012
Phil Brinkman

Challenging ‘He Said, She Said’ Journalism

Instead of striving for balance, a veteran Supreme Court reporter asks, ‘How about truth for a goal?’
July 6, 2012
Linda Greenhouse

Doubting Amina

The biggest hoax of 2011 fooled activists and journalists alike. One writer and free speech advocate explains why so many wanted to believe in the ‘Gay Girl in Damascus.’
July 6, 2012
Jillian C. York

Finding the Wisdom in the Crowd

‘Journalists need to get comfortable with risk, transparency and collaboration. We need to abandon the notion that we have a monopoly on truth.’
July 6, 2012
Mark Little

Vetting Information Found Online

Members of the BBC’s User-Generated Content Hub offered tips for determining the veracity of videos and photographs:Join the conversation on twitter using the hashtag #NRTruthTry to talk to the original…
July 6, 2012
David Turner

Inside the BBC’s Verification Hub

‘What everyone wanted to know, on Twitter and in the newsroom, was this: Was the video real or fake? That is the kind of question the [User-Generated Content] Hub is…
July 6, 2012
David Turner

Detecting the Truth in Photos

As technologies to manipulate images grow ever more sophisticated, media organizations are using software to help determine authenticity.
July 6, 2012
Santiago Lyon