Jane Elizabeth
American Press Inst.
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Jane:
How to be different — and better — this election
In this section of the American Press Institute’s guide to covering elections and democracy, we’ll look at some traditional ways of covering elections, and offer advice on more effective methods that could make a difference. → Read More
Journalism managers are burned out. Is it time for a work redesign?
Local journalism can’t be saved on the backs of overworked leaders whose careers are breaking them. → Read More
Challenge No. 7: Taking journalists' stress and mental health seriously
Journalism is an economically precarious profession particularly for local media organizations, and that fact alone is stressful enough. Add unpredictable work hours, lack of resources, and a lethal worldwide pandemic, and we’ve got a crisis on our hands. Or do we? If a thousand trees fall in the forest and no one acknowledges it — […] → Read More
How local news organizations are taking steps to recover from a year of trauma
More than a year after the global pandemic became official, local journalism still grapples with the fallout — not only from the coronavirus but also by an intense nationwide racial reckoning, regional disasters including fires and storms, and ever-present gun violence and mass shootings. The flood of news events over the past year also exacerbated […] → Read More
7 questions to help local media rebound in 2021
It’s time to tackle the biggest challenge so far: Rebuilding and reconceptualizing the local newsroom. → Read More
Are WhatsApp rumors inciting violence in India?
Rumors on WhatsApp are reportedly having serious consequences outside the messaging app. → Read More
Distrust in mainstream media is spilling over to fact-checking
"Fact-checkers have increasingly come under attack, facing accusations of bias and partisanship that the neutral journalistic format was supposed to avoid." → Read More
More than 200 fact-checkers from 56 countries gather in Rome
Here are some highlights from the world's biggest fact-checking conference. → Read More
Zika rumors do better on social media than real news
Far-reaching rumors about the virus could make disease prevention efforts more difficult. → Read More
This former BuzzFeed director is now the editor of Full Fact
Full Fact had some big staffing changes last week. → Read More
What will it take for fact-checking to grow in China and Russia?
Here's how existing projects in countries like Iran, Turkey and Zimbabwe have critically assessed government promises. → Read More
Partisan trolls are attacking Facebook's latest fact-checking partners
Facebook’s fact-checking tool was rolled out in Brazil last week in partnership with Aos Fatos and Agência Lupa. A flood of accusations of “censorship,” and “extreme-left bias” followed. → Read More
The Week in Fact-Checking: More countries are trying to criminalize fake news
Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are all considering anti-misinformation bills. → Read More
The Week in Fact-Checking: These people are trying to solve fake news
Over the past year, interest in misinformation research has ballooned. → Read More
Getting started: Some templates and tools for encouraging organic news fluency
Every story is an opportunity to have a conversation with your audience about what journalism is for and how journalists conduct their work. Each type of story presents different questions and different ways to encourage news fluency, in an organic and contextual manner. In this section, we’ll list nine types of stories and the unique […] → Read More
Journalists can change the way they build stories to create organic news fluency
When journalists talk about how they wish the public could recognize good reporting from bad reporting or even fakery, the subject often turns to whether the audience has the right skills. The discussion usually falls under the heading of “news literacy,” a body of work that typically involves a curriculum supervised by schools, heavily oriented … → Read More
The Week In Fact-Checking: Another busy week for Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg is out of Congressional hearings — but it was still a busy week for the Facebook CEO. → Read More
The Week in Fact-Checking: How misinformation spreads on WeChat
The Week in Fact-Checking is a newsletter about fact-checking and accountability journalism, from Poynter's → Read More
The Week in Fact-Checking: Meet Facebook's new fact-checking partners
The program is arguably Facebook's most visible effort to combat fake news. → Read More
Here’s why I didn’t share your story and I’m really sorry
If you’re a journalist on Facebook, and you have friends and family and followers who are not journalists on Facebook, since about 2016 you probably have taken on a new role. Nights and weekends… → Read More