Rachel Rodriguez – Best practices for working with eyewitness media on social networks: Ethics and rights

ETHICAL NEWSGATHERING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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•Make sure they’re OK•Don’t encourage risk-takingBE HUMAN

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•Talk to them•Get the backstory•Look at other sources•Check out the images/video

VERIFY

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•…From the right person•In a way they understand

ASK PERMISSION

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•Always (almost)•How they want to be credited•Unless anonymity is needed

CREDIT

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•Add context for the audience•Be up-front about verification•Consider autoplay and graphic content

BE TRANSPAREN

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•Say thanks•Bring content back to community that created it

CLOSE THE LOOP

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•Entire newsroom should understand social•Provide support for staff who engage on social

TRAIN

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ETHICAL NEWSGATHERING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

•Be human•Verify•Ask permission•Credit•Be transparent•Close the loop•Train your staff

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