Verification Handbook

The UK has been threatened flood crisis.

In Japan Record-breaking snowfalls led to damage and deaths.

As a journalist, what should we do in the disaster reporting.

A new book published from the European Journalism Centre would be useful.

Verification Handbook
You can get it for free from http://verificationhandbook.com/

“When a crisis breaks, trusted sources such as news and aid organisations must sift through and verify the mass of reports being shared and published, and report back to the public with accurate, fact-checked information The handbook provides actionable advice to facilitate disaster preparedness in newsrooms, and best practices for how to verify and use information, photos and videos provided by the crowd.”

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