An illustration of student-teacher collaboration in the subject of News Writing and Reporting, Students engaged in the discussion on Accuracy and Transparency, discipline of verification in journalism.

1. Presented By : Mehak Asad & Aftab anjum
Presented To: Sir Ali Haider
Roll no : 490 & 390

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 Always have a cross check:
All information would be held on a central National Identity Register, so
that police and other officials could cross-check information held on each card.
 Look for reliability of source
There are several main criteria for determining whether a source is
reliable or not.
1) Accuracy. Verify the information you already know against
the information found in the source.
2) Authority. Make sure the source is written by a trustworthy
author and/or institution.
3) Bribe
4) Coverage.
Truth & Accuracy in
Reporting

3. 
Beware of bias:
opinion can sneak into stories
Not only in obvious words like good or bad and similar
expressions of approval or disapproval, but in characterizations
(usually adjectives or adverbs) like many, few, usually, important,
effective, influential, overweight, pretty, controversial, fortunately,
or even very. A word should be avoided if some people might
disagree with it or have a different opinion of what it means.
Truth & Accuracy in
Reporting

4. 
Accountability is the key:
Accuracy versus speed and transparency
Although journalists are pressured to break news first,
for accuracy’s sake they need to take time to cross-
check their facts and for transparency’s sake they need
to keep a track-record of all information gathered.
Truth & Accuracy in
Repoting

5. 
. Relationships between journalists and
PR practitioners
Journalists face challenges when using PR practitioners
as news sources. Accuracy/transparency-related ones
include the taking of bribes. In countries where
journalists receive low wages, they are often tempted to
accept cash bribes. And even in countries where
journalists are paid well, bribes sometimes change
hands. As a result, objectivity and transparency suffer.
Truth & Accuracy in
Reporting

6. 
Thank you