How Sky News verifies news in the age of misinformation with Ronan Hughes

How Sky News verifies news in the age of misinformation with Ronan Hughes

Author: Shorthand October 28, 2022 Duration: 56:12
In this episode of The Craft podcast, our host Dawn Murden, VP of Customer Success at Shorthand, welcomes Ronan Hughes, Output Editor at Sky News. Ronan speaks about the importance of news verification and fact checking, particularly in this era of smartphone journalism, social media, and a rapidly evolving news cycle. As he explains, “It's much better to be cautious than foolhardy. Even if you are 90% sure that something is right, don't publish it. Only publish it if you're a hundred perc...

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