My keynote to the JEAA annual conference on December 3, 2013, in Mooloolaba. Based on research for my forthcoming book, Tell Everyone: How what we share shapes what we know

1. When facts are fluid
Emerging best practices to verify
information on social media
Alfred Hermida
University of British Columbia
@hermida
Photo: Robert Croma
http://www.flickr.com/photos/croma/
JEAA, December 3, 2013

3. Verification:
The essence
of journalism
Kovach and
Rosenstiel, 2001
Photo: Flood G http://www.flickr.com/photos/_flood_/

4. Accuracy:
A persistent issue
Photo: Ines Njers http://www.flickr.com/photos/inesnjers/

7. Systemic verification
Message-based analysis
User-based analysis
Topic-based analysis
Propagation-based analysis

8. Systemic verification
Message-based analysis
User-based analysis
Topic-based analysis
Propagation-based analysis

11. Fake!

12. Systemic verification
Message-based analysis
User-based analysis
Topic-based analysis
Propagation-based analysis

13. BBC golden rule
Contact the source

14. Surge of new
Twitter accounts
Photo: Rebecca Hildreth http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebeccahildreth/

17. Systemic verification
Message-based analysis
User-based analysis
Topic-based analysis
Propagation-based analysis

18. London riots:
Social media
blamed
Photo: Mack Male http://www.flickr.com/photos/mastermaq/

19. Questioning messages
Photo: Claudio Jofré Larenas http://www.flickr.com/photos/nazgulhead/

20. Systemic verification
Message-based analysis
User-based analysis
Topic-based analysis
Propagation-based analysis

21. Speed of
diffusion
Photo: Rebecca Hildreth http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebeccahildreth/

22. Spotting dirty tricks
Photo: Martha Coakley

23. Sorting fact from fiction
Photo: Patrick Hoesly http://www.flickr.com/photos/zooboing/

24. Thank
you