Journalism of Verification

Taylor Lansford, Christie Richmond, Lauren Jones.

What is it?

“In the end, the discipline of verification is what separates journalism from entertainment,

propaganda, fiction, or art.... Journalism alone is focused first on getting what happened down

right..”• Having credible sources • Always checking your facts

Activity

-National enquirer -People -Star -New York times Each group take 5 min to read the article and talk about what they notice about the sources.

Main Points of chapter 4

• Objectivity

• Transparency

• Originality

foundation of the discipline of verification....

• Never add anything that was not there.• Never deceive the audience.• Be transparent about your methods and

motives.• Rely on your own original reporting.• Exercise humility.

Objectivity

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtDJ6Ay4QMw&feature=related

• Being unbiased reporting the straight facts. • consistent method of testing information• precisely so that personal and cultural biases would

not undermine the accuracy of their work.• The method is objective, not the journalist. Seeking

out multiple witnesses, disclosing as much as possible about sources, or asking various sides for comment, all signal such standards.

• Accuracy

Transparency

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCckvZ59FQA• disclose as much as you can about your

sources • ambiguous sources• Look at both sides of a story

Jayson Blair

• Worked for the NY Times • Fabricated stories• Lost his job as a journalist • Lost all reputation he had• Has never worked in journalism again

Originality

• Do your own work and do it for your self • Find the facts on your own • Don’t look to other media • Lose credibility

Can’t trust Rumors

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXiaHydkAU

Accuracy is our journalistic Grail.

• Reputation • Keeping a job• Being trusted in the field…by your audience

and co workers

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