“People have long mused about live fact-checking on television, but this marked the first in-depth study. It revealed our product could have tremendous appeal — but we need to explain it better to our users.”
The PolitiFact founder, headed to a professorship at Duke, reflects on the fact-checking boom and talks about preparing the next generation of journalists.
As Bill Adair’s fact-checking enterprise turns five, PolitiFact is responding to criticism and adding a little structure to how it decides what’s True, Pants on Fire, or somewhere in between.
Ellis, Justin. "Truth-O-Meter, franchised: PolitiFact places its bets on expanding to states." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 19 Sep. 2011. Web. 17 Apr. 2024.
APA
Ellis, J. (2011, Sep. 19). Truth-O-Meter, franchised: PolitiFact places its bets on expanding to states. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/09/a-truth-o-meter-franchised-politifact-places-its-bets-on-expanding-to-states/
Chicago
Ellis, Justin. "Truth-O-Meter, franchised: PolitiFact places its bets on expanding to states." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 19, 2011. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/09/a-truth-o-meter-franchised-politifact-places-its-bets-on-expanding-to-states/.
Wikipedia
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