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Henk van Ess
teaches internet research, social media and multimedia. Current projects include ‘fact-checking the web’ and data journalism. Twitter: @henkvaness
Blog posts in total 3
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Web searching and the art of asking the right questions
Here are some strategic tips and tools for digitising three of the most asked questions in journalism: who, where and when?
How to track a company or subject using a private Twitter list
Even if people are discreet about their professional activities on Twitter, journalists can spot patterns of activity using private Twitter lists.
The Pope, the dictator, the fake photo: it pays to fact-check social media
By doing some background research the false stories about the Pope and the former Argentine dictator could have been avoided. Had proper fact-checking taken place online this story would not have been written in the first place.
