rachel rodriguez – best practices for working with eyewitness media on social networks: ethics and...
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ETHICAL NEWSGATHERING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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RACHEL RODRIGUEZ / @rayrod
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•Make sure they’re OK•Don’t encourage risk-takingBE HUMAN
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•Talk to them•Get the backstory•Look at other sources•Check out the images/video
VERIFY
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•…From the right person•In a way they understand
ASK PERMISSION
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•Always (almost)•How they want to be credited•Unless anonymity is needed
CREDIT
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•Add context for the audience•Be up-front about verification•Consider autoplay and graphic content
BE TRANSPAREN
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•Say thanks•Bring content back to community that created it
CLOSE THE LOOP
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•Entire newsroom should understand social•Provide support for staff who engage on social
TRAIN
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ETHICAL NEWSGATHERING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
•Be human•Verify•Ask permission•Credit•Be transparent•Close the loop•Train your staff
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