Too little too late: The horror of Paris proves the media need to debunk rumours in real time

If news organisations don’t start fighting false information as it happens we risk losing our audience to the…

Verification 101: Storyful’s advice for checking out material from social media, and putting it into practice

The English-speaking world could learn a lot from France to rebuild trust in the media

Mainstream news organisations in France are taking the fight of misinformation to the hoaxers on social media, and…

How Journalism Schools Can Train a New Generation of Fierce Fact Checkers

Why we have to teach…

Antiviral social media: visual design

How can UI designers make debunks better?

When debunking hoax imagery, use a high-visibility style that labels misinformation unambiguously. New…

Searching For the Paris Attackers on Social

How one assailant left clues on social media

How newsrooms can use chat apps and private networks for newsgathering

The BBC’s Trushar Barot shares his advice after publishing a new study, ‘Guide to Chat Apps’, through the Tow Center

Why building online communities strengthens journalism

Quality journalism comes from strong community…

10 ways journalists and newsrooms can limit the impact of graphic images

Vicarious trauma is a serious if under-reported issue in modern newsrooms, so experts from the Dart Center and EMHub shared advice…

Crowdsourcing open-source investigations with Checkdesk and Silk

Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins explains how new platforms can help with the verification and presentation of open-source information