In the wake of a tornado, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News moved swiftly to sort fact from fiction.

Ed Kennedy paid a high price for spreading news of the war’s end.

The personal turmoil lurking beneath the tough exterior

‘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.’

‘… 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…

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

Instead of striving for balance, a veteran Supreme Court reporter asks, ‘How about truth for a goal?’

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.’

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

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…