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    As part of our efforts to expand and improve fact checking, the American Press Institute regularly presents tips on how media organizations around the country chase down [...]

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    When reporting on competing factual claims, journalists can call foul. Acting as a referee, journalists can analyze which statement squares with the evidence. But should [...]

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    The Fields of Dreams principle — “if you build it, they will come” — doesn’t apply to audience attention anymore. It’s not enough to just [...]

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    As so much in the world of news and information changes, the fundamental bond of trust between journalists and the communities they serve is one [...]

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    One important way to build trust in reporting is to show the audience the sources it relies upon. There are several ways to do this. [...]

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    Engage in transparent collaboration with the audience

    Journalist Dan Gillmor likes to say, “my readers know more than I do.” Implicit in Gillmor’s axiom is a reminder that journalists shouldn’t think of people [...]

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