Henk van Ess
teaches internet research, social media and multimedia. Current projects include ‘fact-checking the web’ and data journalism. Twitter: @henkvaness
Blog posts in total 3
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Web searching and the art of asking the right questions
Here are some strategic tips and tools for digitising three of the most asked questions in journalism: who, where and when?
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How to track a company or subject using a private Twitter list
Even if people are discreet about their professional activities on Twitter, journalists can spot patterns of activity using private Twitter lists.
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The Pope, the dictator, the fake photo: it pays to fact-check social media
By doing some background research the false stories about the Pope and the former Argentine dictator could have been avoided. Had proper fact-checking taken place online this story would not have been written in the first place.