The Fact Checker's Bible
Author: Smith, Sarah Harrison
ISBN: 9780385721066
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 10 Aug 2004
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback / softback
The first ever comprehensive reference guide to fact-checking--a book that, like The Chicago Manual of Style or Strunk and White, will establish standard practice. AN ANCHOR BOOKS ORIGINAL.BR>BR>p> These days fact-checking can seem like a lost art. i>The Fact Checker's Bible/i> arrives not a moment too soon- it is the first-and essential-guide to the important but increasingly neglected task of checking facts, whatever their source.br>br>We are all overwhelmed with information that claims to be factual, but even the most punctilious researcher, writer, and journalist can sometimes get it wrong, so checking facts has become a more pressing task. Now Sarah Harrison Smith, former i>New Yorker /i>fact checker and currently head of checking for i>The New York Times Magazine/i> explains exactly how to-br>br>*Reading for accuracybr>*Determine what to checkbr>*Research the factsbr>*Assess sources- people, newspapers and magazines, books, the Internet, etc. br>*Check quotationsbr>*Understand the legal liabilities br>*Look out for and avoid the dangers of plagiarismbr>br>For everyone from students to journalists to editors, the methods and practices outlined in i>The Fact Checker's Bible/i> provide both a standard and a working manual for how to get the facts right. /p>
ISBN: 9780385721066
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 10 Aug 2004
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback / softback
The first ever comprehensive reference guide to fact-checking--a book that, like The Chicago Manual of Style or Strunk and White, will establish standard practice. AN ANCHOR BOOKS ORIGINAL.BR>BR>p> These days fact-checking can seem like a lost art. i>The Fact Checker's Bible/i> arrives not a moment too soon- it is the first-and essential-guide to the important but increasingly neglected task of checking facts, whatever their source.br>br>We are all overwhelmed with information that claims to be factual, but even the most punctilious researcher, writer, and journalist can sometimes get it wrong, so checking facts has become a more pressing task. Now Sarah Harrison Smith, former i>New Yorker /i>fact checker and currently head of checking for i>The New York Times Magazine/i> explains exactly how to-br>br>*Reading for accuracybr>*Determine what to checkbr>*Research the factsbr>*Assess sources- people, newspapers and magazines, books, the Internet, etc. br>*Check quotationsbr>*Understand the legal liabilities br>*Look out for and avoid the dangers of plagiarismbr>br>For everyone from students to journalists to editors, the methods and practices outlined in i>The Fact Checker's Bible/i> provide both a standard and a working manual for how to get the facts right. /p>
