Summer 2012

Cover Story: Truth in the Age of
Social Media

From the Curator: Facts and Friction By Ann Marie Lipinski

A New Age for Truth By Craig Silverman

Getting it Wrong By Jonathan Seitz

Detecting the Truth in Photos By Santiago Lyon

Inside the BBC’s Verification Hub By David Turner

Vetting Information By David Turner

Finding the Wisdom in the Crowd By Mark Little

The Process of Verification

Vetting Citizen Journalism By Lila King

Doubting Amina By Jillian York

Challenging ‘He Said, She Said’ Journalism By Linda Greenhouse

Be Careful Who You Quote Interviewed by Stefanie Friedhoff

Taking on the Rumor Mill By Katherine K. Lee

The Story That Rocked the Clock By Phil Brinkman

Features

After the Shouting, Bridging the Divide By Margaret Sullivan

Finding Strength in Numbers By John Diedrich

This Land Is Their Land By Gustavo Jononovich

Chaos Theory By Richard Gingras

Sounding

Cover Stories By Megan O’Grady

Books

Secrets and Lies By Paul Salopek

The Fight of His Life By Bill Schiller

Mr. Difficult By Stuart Watson

Nieman Notes

Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

Taylor Award for Fairness By Jonathan Seitz

Taylor Award for Fairness (Extended Interview) By Jonathan Seitz

J. Anthony Lukas Book Prizes By Jan Gardner

Class Notes Compiled by Jan Gardner

Nieman Journalism Lab

And You Thought Your Newsroom Was Innovative By Adrienne LaFrance

Heard at Lippmann House

Out of His Comfort Zone By Buzz Bissinger

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Getting it Wrong

A sampling of mistakes, fabrications and manipulations.

By Jonathan Seitz

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SOURCES: “Getting It Wrong” by W. Joseph Campbell; “Covering America” by Christopher Daly; “Poisoning the Press” by Mark Feldstein; “Journalism’s Roving Eye” by John Maxwell Hamilton; “Deadline Every Minute” by Joe Alex Morris, Jr.; “Regret the Error” by Craig Silverman.

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