[cma-l] The Verification Handbook

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The Verification Handbook is a definitive guide to verifying digital
content for emergency coverage.

Authored by leading journalists from the BBC, Storyful, ABC, Digital
First Media and other verification experts, the Verification Handbook
is a groundbreaking new resource for journalists and aid providers. It
provides the tools, techniques and step-by-step guidelines for how to
deal with user-generated content (UGC) during emergencies.

Why - When a crisis breaks, trusted sources such as news and aid
organisations must sift through and verify the mass of reports being
shared and published, and report back to the public with accurate,
fact-checked information.

How - The handbook provides actionable advice to facilitate disaster
preparedness in newsrooms, and best practices for how to verify and
use information, photos and videos provided by the crowd.

Who - While it primarily targets journalists and aid providers, the
handbook can be used by anyone. It’s advice and guidance are valuable
whether you are a news journalist, citizen reporter, relief responder,
volunteer, journalism school student, emergency communication
specialist, or an academic researching social media.

When - The online and print version are planned for release on Tuesday
January 28, 2014.

The Verification Handbook for news journalists and aid responders will
be released in Jan 2014. It's the first ever handbook on verification
of social media contents and will be available for free to download
from here:

http://verificationhandbook.com/

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