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Transparency tools can make your reporting more credible
News and tech organizations grapple with the challenge of helping news consumers distinguish trustworthy sources.
Don’t link directly to misinformation sites
Archiving, tracking and annotating can help you avoid directing traffic to malicious actors.
Doesn’t matter the worksheet, goal planning is the same
Make sure your team’s goals roll up, down.
Addressing the latest wave of coronavirus misinformation
First Draft created a special section on COVID-19 in its Basic Toolkit for verification. ONA quickly published a COVID-19 Misinformation Playbook and SPJ’s Journalist’s Toolbox maintains its own page of resources for fact-checking coronavirus information. Using these guides and a few select tools can help journalists verify facts and fight misinformation.
5 ways to use Canva to upgrade your newsroom’s visual presence on social media
With its brand kit and newsroom specific graphics, Canva is a one-stop shop for elevating your social media presence.
How to verify videos
Videos can present a difficult challenge for verification when you aren’t receiving them from a trusted source.
How to avoid publishing misleading photos
One of the many challenges journalists face in the misinformation crisis is in images. As storytellers, we circulate an enormous number of images daily — online, in print, and on TV. This gives us a large risk for inadvertently spreading misinformation through inaccurate or misleading photos.
Experts share their tips for making the most from many audio formats
New apps, platform agnosticism and getting the basics right: taking your audio to the next level.
How to elevate your journalism while using the stories format
The vertical story is changing storytelling. Here’s how to leverage it.
A guide to social branding on any newsroom budget
With tools like Canva, Projector, and Adobe Spark, newsrooms of any size can create brand guidelines.