First Draft News

A collection of articles and case studies offering best practice advice and guidance for handling eyewitness media. Find training resources and more at www.firstdraftnews.com

Fake news, power-searching Twitter and an ethics code for UGC

Hi everyone,

Apologies for the missed week last week, but I was on some much-needed annual leave. I hope you’ve got some planned soon too.

First DraftMar 247 min read

Ukraine and MH17: 5 lessons from a 19-month geolocation puzzle

Verifying pictures or video is not always as simple as cross-checking landmarks on freely available maps

First DraftMar 233 min read

Training videos, Twitter tips and debunks galore

Hi everyone,

You may have noticed a slight delay to this latest newsletter, as we decided to switch things up to give a mid-week update in all things verification. So consider this one a bumper edition as we catch up…

P. Kim BuiMar 234 min read

Breaking! Eilmeldung! Сенсація! The language you use isn’t always the language they use

Reporting breaking news on a global scale brings a regular challenge: understanding what sources on the ground are…

First DraftMar 112 min read

Lessons from Paris, rumours in Kenya and a 4-foot rat?

Hi everyone,

Before we get into the swing of first-class reads from the last week, a little reminder of what we’ll be up to this coming Monday 14th March.

First DraftMar 119 min read

How Una Hakika helped slow the spread of dangerous rumors in rural Kenya

Valuable lessons in how misinformation travels can be learned from two years of research from the NGO project

First DraftMar 115 min read

Breaking news, not breaking people: News outlets need to cooperate on vicarious trauma

‘No organisation has truly found a way to solve the problem’ of vicarious trauma caused by graphic images , says…

First DraftMar 42 min read

Fake news, free tools and open training for all

Hi everyone,

Quite an exciting announcement from us here at First Draft this week, as we’re proud to launch the first in a series of free online workshops on social newsgathering and verification in collaboration with…

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StoryfulMar 37 min read

Tools for Newsgathering: Discovery and Verification for Newsrooms on a Budget

Not every newsroom has the same resources, but that doesn’t make newsgathering and verification impossible

First DraftFeb 292 min read

UGC culture, a tool for newsgathering and First Draft is hiring!

A slightly delayed newsletter this time around, as we wanted to include an announcement alongside the best reads and resources on newsgathering and verification. And that announcement is…

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