Strengthen team processes and capabilities to ensure the accuracy of content disseminated and/or used in editorial production, and know how to rectify errors where necessary.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understanding the importance of fact-checking in journalism
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and know how to question information and sources to ensure their accuracy and veracity.
• Apply process development and updating steps to ensure content accuracy
• Verify that the media’s editorial lines are translated into processes that ensure content accuracy
• Articulate tasks and responsibilities within teams to ensure effective and efficient implementation of content verification processes
• Present information in a way that avoids inaccuracies, distortions and misinterpretations
• Organize a timely and transparent process for correcting erroneous content
• Adopt best practices for publishing content corrections

Course Syllabus:

1. What is accuracy in journalism?
2. What content should you be particularly vigilant about?
3. How can we ensure accuracy?
4. How do you deal with inaccuracies?
5. What corrections?
6. Summary
7. End of course survey