2. Fundamentals of online newsgathering
• Sources and Keywords are crucial
• They lead to each others
Sources Key words
3. Key words and languages
• Think about what people talk online
about contentious issues
• That may not be how you would talk
about
• Consider your own biases
• Slang, swear words, acronyms, hashtags
4. Key words and languages
• Consider different languages
• Take care of different cultures
• Comments sections are a goldmine
• Check even wrong spellings
5. Boolean search
• Coronavirus And “self-isolating And I'm
• (Coronavirus OR Covid-19) And isolation
• (coronavirus Or covid*) Not covid-18