Useful Links
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Where to check the facts
Seen a news story or social media post and not sure if it’s real or not? These sites will help you check the facts.
Snopes.com
Fact Checking
FactCheck.org
Fact Checking
BBC Reality Check
BBC dedicated fact checking team
FullFact.org
UK independent fact checking charity
Google Reverse Image Search
useful for verifying the source of photographs, WhatsApp images, screenshots and memes.
FotoForensics
Upload images to see if they’ve been changed
The Way Back Machine
A digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artefacts in digital form
Behind the Headlines
A guide to the science that makes the news
Sense About Science
Independent campaigning charity that challenges the misrepresentation of science and evidence in public life.
SciCheck
Debunks misleading scientific claims being used for political gain
MediaBias/FactCheck
An independent media outlet dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive news practices.
I want to be a journalist
These sites will give you help and advice on courses and resources available.
National Council for the Training of Journalists
the premier training scheme for journalists in the United Kingdom.
Postgrad.com
How to become a journalist
Poynter Institute
US based. Describes itself as, world’s leading instructor, innovator, convener and resource for anyone who aspires to engage and inform citizens in 21st Century democracies.
The Guardian University Guide 2020
league table for journalism, publishing and PR
Journalism.co.uk
How to get started in journalism
The Guardian
How to become a freelance writer
UCAS
How to become a broadcast journalist
Broadcast Journalism Training Council
The BJTC is a partnership of UK media employers and education providers with a shared goal of ensuring the highest professional standards of journalism training.
National Careers Service
Information on being a newspaper journalist
Fake News Studies and Reports
Articles and studies on fake news and its influence on you and me.
Nieman Foundation at Harvard
a project to try to help figure out where the news is headed in the Internet age
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
How to Spot Fake News
Freedomhouse.org
Report: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy
BBC News
News story advice from universities on how to spot fake news
European Union High Level Expert Group on Fake News
Final Report January 2018
UK Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy
The final report from Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy Skills, run by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Literacy and the National Literacy Trust.
First Draft News
A project of the Shorenstein Center, fights mis- and disinformation through fieldwork, research and education.
News for younger audiences
These sites have news content designed for younger readers
BBC Newsround
News for young people
News Decoder
Stories that explain what’s happening
Channel One
News channel for young people
The Conversation
An independent source of news and views sourced from the academic and research community
First News
An award-winning national UK newspaper for children
The Day
A daily news service for use in schools, colleges and homes
The Week Junior
A new current affairs magazine for children aged between 8 and 14
Internews
An international non-profit organization which works to ensure access to trusted, quality information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives