· Story Verification
o Objectivity involves verifying facts.
o Techniques of Verification
• Edit with skepticism (aka Prosecutorial Editing).
• Adjudicating (act as a judge) a story line by line.
• When Editing, Ask Questions
· How do we know this?
· Why would a reader believe this?
· What is the assertion behind the sentence?
• Tip: Editor and reporter sit side by side to edit the story.
o Keep an Accuracy Check List
• Ask More Questions
· Is the lead of the story sufficiently supported?
· Is the context of the story complete?
· Are all stakeholders in the story identified?
· Have other sides of this issue been contacted?
· Does the story pick sides or make subtle value judgements?
• REMEMBER: When a journalist has an agenda going into an interview the story them becomes propaganda.
o Final Questions To Ask
• Have you attributed (given credit to) all of these facts in the story?
• Do the facts back you up your story?
• Did you double check the quotes and make sure they are in proper context?
· Data Visualization / Information Graphics
o Information graphic is a set of information organized in a visual manner.
Information design makes complex information understandable to more people than traditional text.
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