Finding the Truth Amongst the Fakes: Social Newsgathering in the Arab World
Qatar: Al Jazeera Media Institute (2017), 182 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 177-182
ISBN 978-9927-4011-6-9
"[...] this book aims to draw from the experience of Arab journalists and experts in the Arab World to help journalists enhance their news verification and social newsgathering skills. We hope the publication contributes to the ongoing debate on techniques and ethics that surrounds user-generated contents (UGC) and the use of digital platforms in the news production process." (Page 13)
Foreword: Verifying User-Generated Content in the Arab World, 12
Introduction: In Newsrooms… Mistakes Will Always Happen / Montaser Marai, 14
1 Social Media Discovery and Verification as a Key Newsroom Skill / Majd Khalifeh, 29
2 Trusting What You See Online - It’s Not Just About the Tools / Rose Younes and Eliza Mackintosh, 45
3 Why Social Media Storytelling Can Take You Closer to Your Audience / Ethar El Katatney, 55
4 Verification of User-Generated Video Sourced from Social Media / Mahmoud Ghazayel, 68
5 Why the Journalist Needs to Always Consider Image Manipulation / Saleh Rifai, 89
6 How New Arab News Networks Bought into Social Media Reporting / Suha Ismail, 111
7 Why a Journalist Cannot Ignore Chat Apps / Trushar Barot, 121
8 Finding Your Story: Which Platform and Where? / Ahmed Elsheikh, 134
9 What the Senior Editor Should Know / Tom Trewinnard, 145
10 ‘Un/Framing Syria’: User-Generated Content and the Ethics of Journalism in the Digital Age / Dima Saber, 153
11 Protecting Newsgathering through the Sustainable Use of Social Media / Sam Dubberley, 169
Introduction: In Newsrooms… Mistakes Will Always Happen / Montaser Marai, 14
1 Social Media Discovery and Verification as a Key Newsroom Skill / Majd Khalifeh, 29
2 Trusting What You See Online - It’s Not Just About the Tools / Rose Younes and Eliza Mackintosh, 45
3 Why Social Media Storytelling Can Take You Closer to Your Audience / Ethar El Katatney, 55
4 Verification of User-Generated Video Sourced from Social Media / Mahmoud Ghazayel, 68
5 Why the Journalist Needs to Always Consider Image Manipulation / Saleh Rifai, 89
6 How New Arab News Networks Bought into Social Media Reporting / Suha Ismail, 111
7 Why a Journalist Cannot Ignore Chat Apps / Trushar Barot, 121
8 Finding Your Story: Which Platform and Where? / Ahmed Elsheikh, 134
9 What the Senior Editor Should Know / Tom Trewinnard, 145
10 ‘Un/Framing Syria’: User-Generated Content and the Ethics of Journalism in the Digital Age / Dima Saber, 153
11 Protecting Newsgathering through the Sustainable Use of Social Media / Sam Dubberley, 169
