{"product_id":"evaluating-digital-sources-in-journalism-9781032590479","title":"Evaluating Digital Sources in Journalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on a rich journalistic tradition of critical source analysis, this book considers the impact of the move from analogue to digital sources on information quality and presents methods and tools to verify information found online and help counter the spread of misinformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvaluating Digital Sources in Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e critically maps the prevalence of online manipulation, particularly images and videos from social media platforms, and considers the tools needed both to carry out and to counter this. Strategies are proposed to help readers evaluate content, context and sources, and ultimately build a foundation for carrying out their own online open-source investigations. The author brings together theories and best practices from a broad range of literature, including modern Scandinavian research on the concept of source criticism, journalism and technology studies, advanced forensic verification research, and literature designed for practitioners, including blogs a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: Digital Sources: A critical approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Digital source criticism in four simple steps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo The epistemic foundation of source criticism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Source criticism for journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Traditional source criticism: a waste of time \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo The necessity of a digital source criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo The effectiveness of network reading \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Understanding the Internet’s signals \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo \u003ci\u003eQuestions for reflection and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eexercises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2: Digital manipulation and disinformation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Recognise suspicious user accounts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Motivations for manipulation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Journalists as targets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo The value of manipulating a journalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e§ Google bombing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e§ \u003ci\u003eNo follow\u003c\/i\u003e: maintaining critical distance in the digital domain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Wikipedia – for journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e§ Contributing to Wikipedia as a journalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e§ Wikidata\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Internet outrage and social media rows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Undercover trolls: when the media takes the bait\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo A solution in sight \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Unearthing digital networks \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Media manipulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e§ Image and video manipulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e§ Audio manipulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo \u003ci\u003eQuestions for reflection and exercises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: Verifying informa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo The layers of journalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Figures and statistics in brief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo User-generated content \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo The verification process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Verification and mental health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Verification resources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo \u003ci\u003eQuestions for reflection \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand exercises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournalism, Online Open-Source Investigations and OSINT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Digging through open digital sources \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo From military to civil use\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Complex digital investigative journalism stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Sleuthing, or digging on your own\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo The process of digital investigative journalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Debunking information posted by the President of Brazil \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Creative methods for open-source investigations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Three cases of investigative reporting in which open sources played a major role\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo Dramatically effective methods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eo \u003ci\u003eQuestions for reflection and exercises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019131453783,"sku":"9781032590479","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032590479.jpg?v=1750779463","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evaluating-digital-sources-in-journalism-9781032590479","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}