During the Coronavirus epidemic many newsrooms around the world have moved to remote working. While journalists are generally used to independent working, there are still a few things that are important to consider. Communication There is a great risk that communication between people working in the newsroom may get worse. This is why it is incredibly important to … [Read more...]
Fact Checking : How can I do a reverse image search?
On our Facebook account, we helped you check the truthfulness of a tweet. The post was about migrants who allegedly had voluntarily made children cry in front of the camera. A reverse image search quickly allowed you to establish what was the context around the video posted in the tweet and then to understand and prove that the message was false. How do I find this … [Read more...]
Coronavirus: User Generated Content in news reporting
While you may be locked up and working from home, unable to go out to do your job as you used to, there is a still lot of content out there that you may be able to use for your reporting. Here are a few tips and ideas on how you can use the UGC. There are two main sources of the User Generated Content: Content people posted and you found online Content you asked … [Read more...]
Few production tips for journalists who are working under the quarantine restrictions
This is a challenging time for newsrooms around the world. Journalists and editors have to work in the conditions they have never worked before. They are asked to cover the Coronavirus story which hasn’t been covered before so nobody really knows how to do it or what may happen next. We all are learning on the job: looking for reliable sources, trying to inform our audience … [Read more...]
Mentoring at Egyptian National Media Authority reaches conclusion with multi format production
The activity was launched in 2017 with the aim to implement integrated workflows that would span the various channels. From working in silos to convergence, management of the six main TV channels, online and international relations department learned and agreed on trying new ways: as a result, news production was integrated into a single team in charge of producing the … [Read more...]
