The Use and Verification of Online Sources in the News Production Process

Authors Sophie Lecheler, Sanne Kruikemeier, Yael de Haan
Published in Journalism and Truth in an Age of Social Media
Publication date 2019
Research groups Quality Journalism in Digital Transition
Type Book

Summary

In this chapter is evaluated how journalists today select online sources for their stories, how they interpret the validity of different online tools and sources, and how they evaluate the possibilities of verifying these when producing quality news. The chapter’s second section presents a short case study on how journalists in the Netherlands select and verify sources online.

On this publication contributed

  • Yael de Haan
    Yael de Haan
    • Professor
    • Research group: Quality Journalism in Digital Transition

Language English
Published in Journalism and Truth in an Age of Social Media
Key words journalism, online sources, verification
Page range 167-181

Yael de Haan

Yael de Haan

Yael de Haan

  • Professor
  • Research group: Quality Journalism in Digital Transition

Quality journalism in Digital Transition