Chicago Headline Club
Chicago Headline Club
  • Awards
    • Peter Lisagor Awards
    • Watchdog Award
    • Anne Keegan Award
    • Lifetime Achievement
  • Scholarships
    • Journalism Scholarship
    • Grants for media
  • Events
    • Chicago Events
  • JobFile
  • Resources
    • Ethics Advice
    • Volunteer
    • FOIA Guide
      • State of Illinois
      • Cook County
      • DuPage County
      • Kane County
      • Lake County
      • McHenry County
      • Chicago
  • About
    • History
    • Board
    • Foundation
    • Connect with us
    • store
    • Partners
  • Join Us

Fact-Checking

December 6, 2019 admin Ethics AdviceLine 0

 

Fact-checking:  “A perfectly checked article, after all, can still be fundamentally wrong about its assumptions or conclusions,” writes Colin Dickey.

Being fastidious about little things can lead to reader trust, but facts can be more work than they are worth.

 


Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Share this:

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook

Related

  • Blog
Previous

The Power Of Rumors

Next

An Ethics Conundrum

RSS feed: Ethics AdviceLine Ethics AdviceLine

  • Interviewing AI October 7, 2026
  • Misbehaving AI September 9, 2026
  • Covid Predictions Examined July 24, 2026

Recent Posts

  • SPJ Foundation awards $15,000 to support 2027 FOIA Fest
  • The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Grants $80K in Support of Watchdog Reporting
  • Chicago journalist Jillian Melero elected SPJ director-at-large
  • SPJ26: Headline Club president recounts fight to protect journalists during Operation Midway Blitz
  • Chicago Headline Club hosts free media career fair Oct. 9
Official Chicago Chapter

Copyright © 2026 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes