NO, PERO WHY?

Everybody agreed. Nobody owned the fix.

Quick cases



The crew promises that future recaps will be checked. At the next event nobody knows who should ask the people quoted to review the context.



PAUTA ASKS

Who will do the check, and when does it happen before publishing?



TRY ONE RESPONSE

Repeat the promise in stronger language.

A stronger sentence still leaves the work unassigned.



TRY ANOTHER RESPONSE

Agree who checks what and when the group reviews the process.

The promise becomes a task people can actually carry out and evaluate.



MAKE SOMETHING USEFUL

Assign a next step, an owner and a check-in point.



TELL A FRIEND

Let’s put a name and a time beside that promise so we can actually follow through.

Say it your way. Keep the supported meaning and the part you still need to check.



READING

Society of Professional Journalists: Verification, context and accountability

https://www.spj.org/spj-code-of-ethics/

Professional ethical guidance is not a statute or a guarantee that a claim is true.



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