Ten ways for investigative journalists to check their facts when using search engines and social media
A new book about online research techniques – The Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting – was released yesterday. It is…
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Sky News reporter ‘devastated’ by McCann troll death: ‘The enormity of what’s happened will always be with me’
A journalist has spoken of his devastation at the death of a Twitter "troll" from Leicestershire who took her own…
ByWhat New York Times teaches us about Twitter. And what it doesn’t
It’s becoming an annual event. Each January, the social media team at the New York Times takes a look back…
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Five ways for journalists to make best use of Twitter to cover the long #Election2015 campaign
Joanna Geary is head of UK news partnerships for Twitter and was formerly social and communities editor of Guardian News…
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Russell Brand shares Daily Mail reporter’s contact details with his 8.7m Twitter followers
Comedian Russell Brand tweeted a picture of a Daily Mail reporter’s business card to his 8.7m followers, including details of…
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Telegraph reporter informs police after Twitter plea from cycling journalist for him to be ‘taken out and shot’
A cycling journalist has had his Twitter account suspended after he urged fellow users of the social networking site to…
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The UK’s national news brands rated in order of trust: from the BBC down to the Daily Star
Facebook is a more trusted news source than the Daily Star, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 UK adults.…
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Exaro uses Twitter to garner support from more than 50 MPs on child sex abuse campaign
Investigative news website Exaro has used a Twitter campaign to get the support of more than 50 MPs in a…
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