Friday, 4 August 2017

Copy Editing Resources

Journalist's Toolbox
Copy Editing Resources

ACES: CopyDesk.org
The American Copy Editors Society site offers editing tips, contests, quizzes, headline writing exercises, conferences and much, much more.

TheSlot.com
A must-bookmark reference site for copy editors.

EditTeach.org
Resources for copy editors and those who teach it.

AssignmentEditor.com

The Elements of Style

Verification Handbook
From Craig Silverman, this guide gives you tools to verify digital content for emergency coverage.

American Press Institute Fact-Checking Resources

The Editor’s ToolkitFrom Solutions Journalism.

MediaShift: Advice for Journalists Working with Traumatic Imagery

Chicago Tribune Grammar Cheat Sheet

OnlineStylebooks.com
Search dozens of online stylebooks.

A Field Guide to Fake News
Produced by First Draft News and the Public Data Lab.

Old Editor’s Macro Checklist
Great tips and resources from the Baltimore Sun.

Google Newsgathering and Verification Tools

CUNY: Fact-Checking, Verification and Fake News Guide

The Slot: The Nine Commandments of Caption Writing

Verified Pixel
Tool used to verify authenticity of photos.

Poynter: Digital News Organization Style Guide

Thsrs: The Shorter Thesaurus
A great tool for headline writing. This thesaurus gives you synonyms the same length or shorter than the word you enter. This helps if you’re stuck on a headline and can’t think of a concise word to use on a tight headline count.

Verification Junkie
This tool from Josh Stearns centralizes several social media verification tools in one place. Great for reporting and fact-checking on deadline.

FirstDraftNews: The 5 sources of fake news everyone needs to look out for online

Indiana University: Tips and Resources for Fact-Checking and Detecting Fake News

Hoaxy
Track where and how fake news is spreading over social channels. Built by Indiana University.

Public List of Fake News Sites

Poynter: Editor’s Guide to Identifying Plagiarism

First Draft News Fact-Checking Resources

5 Tools for Verifying YouTube Video

Font Joy Font-Pairing Tool
A free, bowser-based tool that matches fonts that work well together.

Illustrio Free Icon Library

Journalist’s Resource: Tips for Journalists Working With Math

Diversity Style Guide
“A resource to help journalists and other media professionals cover a complex, multicultural world with accuracy, authority and sensitivity. The guide includes terms and phrases related to race/ethnicity; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity; age and generation; drugs and alcohol; and physical, mental and cognitive disabilities.”

Viooly
Analysis tool that shows you what in your writing may be keeping someone else from understanding the impact of your work. Offers a free trial.

Reported.ly: Rundown of Favorite Verification Tools

First Draft News Reporting Tools
Social newsgathering, verification, law/ethics. A great collection of resources

First Draft News: Free Guide to Verifying Photos and Videos

List of False News Sites

http://fakenews.publicdatalab.org/download/SAMPLE-field-guide-to-fake-news.pdf” target=”_blank”>A Field Guide to Fake News

How to Verify Information from Twitter
Great tips from Steve Buttry.

TinEye
Reverse image search. Good for fact-checking photos.

API: How to Tell If a Photo is Fake
Great tips and video.

Izitru.com
Verify photos to see if they’re real or doctored. Good for fact-checking photos being shared on social media.

Poynter: Fact-Checking How-to Guides

American Press Institute Fact-Checking Resources

Washington Post: Fact-Checker’s Guide

Washington Post: Fact-Checker Tool

Poynter: Fact-Checker’s Code of Principles

Duke Reporters Lab: Fact-Checking Efforts Around the World (map)

10 Best Fact-Checking Tools

USC: FlackCheck.org

IJNet: Fact-Checking Tools

InVid Video Verification Plug-in
Browser plug-in that assists in debunking fake videos.

CheckDesk
An open verification toolkit for journalists.

Gigaom: Resources for Fact-Checking News
Tool for building data visualizations on mobile.

Poynter: Tips to Debunk Fake News Stories

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