Journalist’s Trade

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…

‘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…

As technologies to manipulate images grow ever more sophisticated, media organizations are using software to help determine authenticity.

A sampling of mistakes, fabrications and manipulations.

In chronicling the evolution of news, the Nieman Journalism Lab tracks start-ups, identifies innovations, and shares lessons about how quality journalism can thrive in the Internet age. Not every success…

Instead of printing the paper every day, ‘we would provide to our subscribers an e-reader such as a Kindle or a Nook. This serves the dual purpose of strengthening our…

‘Does the fact that this story hasn’t been told mean that there’s not enough to tell it?’

How does a journalist make the journey to author? A variety of paths and potential pitfalls are here for you to learn from. Authors of memoirs, novels and nonfiction narratives…

‘The story must move beyond a verbal regurgitation of hastily recalled anecdotes. You need to report live from your life, researching with interviews, data and documents that support your recollections.’

Ours was a year of uncertainty, especially after reverberations from September’s economic crash worked their way through the global economy. It was the fall of 2008, and my Nieman year…