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ETHICS AND VERIFICATION
Ethics codes, social media verification, fact-checking
Investigative journalism resources and organizations, public records research tips and websites
Research institutes and nonprofits with free resources and tutorials
Copyright, fair use, libel, privacy, public domain and reporter's privilege
Radio, photojournalism and videography, multimedia examples
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Resources
Ethics and Verification
ETHICS CODES, SOCIAL MEDIA VERIFICATION, FACT-CHECKING
Ethics and Verification
Codes of Ethics
Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics
National Public Radio’s Ethics Handbook
The New York Times ethics policy
Ethics Advice
Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists
Provided by the Chicago Headline Club chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and Medill Northwestern. Call or email with your question.
This is sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists’ Ethics Committee. Call and leave a message, and SPJ promises to get back to you soon.
Correcting mis/disinformation
The center studies misinformation and disinformation, informing citizens through research, video and other methods. It's housed at the University of Washington, and contributors come from multiple disciplines.
A nonprofit organization founded to try to “reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics,” FactCheck keeps an eye on the factual accuracy of major political candidates in their ads, speeches and debates (a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania).
Social Media Verification
This site from Amnesty International provides a step-by-step guide for verifying YouTube videos.