Essays from the experts
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“Social Journalism: The Who, What, Where, When, Why and How.” Julia Haslanger/CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the Tow Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism
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Social media facts and statistics you should know. Social Report blog. Data to help create strategies in your news organization.
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“Inside Forbes’ lean approach to creating stories for social media.” Lucia Moses, Digiday
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“How they did it: ProPublica’s Engagement Journalism.” Eunice Au, Global Investigative Journalism Network.
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“How to refute a lie.” Judith Donath, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University.
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“The science behind why fake news is so hard to wipe out.” Brian Resnick, Vox. Why understanding the “illusory truth effect” is important for journalists and platforms.
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“There’s a glimmer of good news about fake news.” Cass Sunstein, Harvard University Law School
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“The Washington Post on Reddit.” Shan Wang, Nieman Lab.
Resources, reports and data
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Better News: A resource for news innovators to learn, plan and do. American Press Institute and Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative.
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WGBH Social Media Portal: An excellent guide to best practices, social media tools and training, and success stories. Also, sign up for the WGBH Social Media Portal weekly newsletter.
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Trust-building strategies for journalists: A Poynter webinar. A free webinar led by Joy Mayer, an adjunct faculty member at the Missouri School of Journalism and The Poynter Institute.
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The best ways to build audience and relevance by listening to and engaging your community. The Evergrey co-founder Monica Guzman for the American Press Institute.
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Verification Training, First Draft News. Comprehensive lessons in how to spot misinformation and fabrications online.
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The Center for Media Engagement, University of Texas at Austin. Research, tools, and a popular quiz tool to improve conversations with audiences.
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How to monitor social media for misinformation. First Draft News. A basic guide to tactics, tools and management.
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Social media & misinformation research. Follow this Twitter list compiled by Harvard University’s Nieman Journalism Lab for academic papers and research studies.
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American Community Survey. Deep data about communities from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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