Digital Journalism Ethics, by Daniel Victor - Monroe, La., NewsTrain - Oct. 15-16, 2015
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Digital Journalism Ethics How to hopscotch your way through the minefield
@bydanielvictor
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Discussion: Is “out there” good enough? Everyone in your town is discussing the rumors that the school superintendent is resigning because of “improper conduct” related to a young teacher.
Do you write a story?
Do individual reporters tweet about it?
Do individual reporters retweet people talking about it?
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Let’s review the SPJ Code of Ethics - Seek truth and report it
- Minimize harm
- Act independently
- Be accountable
...these have always been good ideas.
Let’s stick with them.
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Here’s what we’ll go over - Accuracy and verification
- Opinions
- Personal v. professional use
- Corrections
- Attribution
- Transparency
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Accuracy and Verification
Rule 1: Assume everything you see
is bullshit until proven otherwise. Live every day like April Fools’ Day.
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Accuracy and verification Rule 2: Follow up. Ask questions. Report!
You have a greater obligation than ever to deliver confirmed information. It is very easy to get suckered, and people do so all the time. Be on guard.
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If your mother says she loves you, check her Klout score - Look for clusters (find more sources)
- Evaluate a source’s history
- How many times has the person tweeted?
- Does the person commonly tweet about the subject?
- Does the person seem to live in the geographic area he/she’s tweeting about? Photo by Din Jimenez
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If your mother says she loves you, check her Klout score - Is it first-hand, or just repeating what was seen
elsewhere?
- Does the person have a clear digital footprint?
- Follow up with questions or contact the person for a phone/email interview.
Photo by Din Jimenez
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Verifying images
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Search by image is your friend Right-click on an image to get its URL. Then drop it in here to see if that same image has been used in the past. This happens a lot during weather events, especially.
google.com/images
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A key distinction Rule 3: Think of each tweet or post you see as a tip, not source material. You can upgrade it to source material only once you’ve confirmed it.
Photo by sskennel
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Sharing opinions
Rule 4: If you have to debate whether or not you should send that tweet, you probably shouldn’t send that tweet.
When in doubt, discuss it with an editor.
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But sharing opinions is fun! Yes, it is. And there are ways you can do it without endangering you or your organization. Consider what kind of opinion you’d be sharing:
- Analysis of news events on your beat
- Analysis of news events off your beat
- Your political stances
- Advocacy
- Just for fun
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Personal v. Professional Use
Rule 5: Have fun! Be yourself! Be funny! Be fun!
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Personal v. Professional: Avoiding the pitfalls - Declare your professional affiliation in your bio
- And remember you represent that company, whether you want to or not
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Personal v. Professional: Avoiding the pitfalls - Remember that every tweet is public, even if you have a
small audience
- Imagine the person you’d least want to see your tweet or post will definitely see it
- Resist complaining about companies and brands
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Corrections Reply to the original tweet so the correction becomes connected.
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Attribution - Careful with
cutting and pasting
- Don’t take too much of others’ reporting
- Make sure you’re rewriting
- But don’t simply rewrite without attributing (“Everyone has it” defense)
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Links Be generous with links. They bring additional credibility and allow the readers to learn more, which they’ll remember and appreciate.
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Twitter-specific minutiae - The “native” RT is preferred
over simply writing “RT:”
- Avoid MT, as it’s tantamount to changing someone’s quote
- Be generous with hat tips (h/t or via)
By Matt Hamm
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Transparency Rule 6: Be as forthcoming as possible, but mindful of spreading disinformation.
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Crowdsourcing/open reporting - Go overboard in
crediting/thanking
- Careful in your unconfirmed information
- Tell them what you’ll do with their submission
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Let’s discuss
What else is on your mind?