
Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting | Hurley Symposium 2017
What’s fact and what’s fake were questions that dominated the 2016 election campaign. Now that Donald J. Trump has been sworn in as the 45th U.S. president, what new challenges face journalists as they seek to cover the White House and Congress accurately and fairly?
White House correspondents, Washington bureau chiefs, fact-checking experts, media critics and former White House officials gathered in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2017, to discuss their strategies for covering the new administration.
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Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting | Hurley Symposium 2017
When CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett hears journalists worrying about being labeled the enemy of the Trump administration, he points to history.
CBS’ Major Garrett to journalists: Look to history for comfort during early Trump presidency
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Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting | Hurley Symposium 2017
“We’ve got to stop whining and just do our jobs,” Fox News Chief White House Correspondent John Roberts said Thursday at the 2017 Hurley Symposium, “Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting.”
White House press corps: We’re not whining, we’re working
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Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting | Hurley Symposium 2017
Journalists for the three leading fact-checking organizations say their role is to examine the claims of politicians and present the facts, not persuade the public of certain conclusions.
Fact-checkers believe appetite for accuracy will grow despite a lack of trust in news
March 13, 2017 -
Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting | Hurley Symposium 2017
The survey questions for Faux news in the digital age, part 3.
Faux news in the digital age: Appendix 3
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Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting | Hurley Symposium 2017
The survey questions for Faux news in the digital age, part 2.
Faux news in the digital age: Appendix 2
March 8, 2017
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