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Reuters:
Handbook of Journalism:
Standards of Value:
Accuracy
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Reuters:
Handbook of Journalism:
Standards of Value:
Accuracy
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=Accuracy#Corrections
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Accuracy is at the heart of what we do. It is our job to get it first but
it is above all our job to get it right. Accuracy, as well as balance,
always takes precedence over speed.
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Contents
1 Corrections
2 Sourcing
3 Quotes
4 Reflecting reality
5 Datelines and bylines
6 Attribution
7 Reporting rumours
8 Graphic images and obscenities
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Content Sample:
Sourcing
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Accuracy entails honesty in sourcing. Our reputation for that accuracy,
and for freedom from bias, rests on the credibility of our sources. A
Reuters journalist or camera is always the best source on a witnessed
event. A named source is always preferable to an unnamed source. We should
never deliberately mislead in our sourcing, quote a source saying one
thing on the record and something contradictory on background, or cite
sources in the plural when we have only one. Anonymous sources are the
weakest sources. All journalists should be familiar with the detailed
guidance in
The Essentials of Reuters sourcing.
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=
The_Essentials_of_Reuters_sourcing
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http://tinyurl.com/azflpqk
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Here are some handy tips:
Use named sources wherever possible because they are responsible for the
information they provide, even though we remain liable for accuracy,
balance and legal dangers. Press your sources to go on the record.
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Reuters will use unnamed sources where necessary when they provide
information of market or public interest that is not available on the
record. We alone are responsible for the accuracy of such information.
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When talking to sources, always make sure the ground rules are clear.
Take notes and record interviews.
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Cross-check information wherever possible. Two or more sources are better
than one. In assessing information from unnamed sources, weigh the sources
track record, position and motive. Use your common sense. If it sounds
wrong, check further.
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Talk to sources on all sides of a deal, dispute, negotiation or conflict.
Be honest in sourcing and in obtaining information. Give as much context
and detail as you can about sources, whether named or anonymous, to
authenticate information they provide. Be explicit about what you dont
know.
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Reuters will publish news from a single, anonymous source in exceptional
cases, when it is credible information from a trusted source with direct
knowledge of the situation. Single-source stories are subject to a special
authorisation procedure.
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The Essentials of Reuters sourcing.
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=
The_Essentials_of_Reuters_sourcing
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http://tinyurl.com/azflpqk
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Contents
1 Cultivating sources
2 Dealing with sources
3 Interviews
4 Recording information
5 When to source
6 Location of sourcing within a story
7 Gradation of sources
8 Next best is a named source
9 Single source stories
10 Policing sourcing
11 Honesty in sourcing
12 Honesty in datelines
13 Avoiding Manipulation
14 Fairness
15 Checking back with sources
16 Allegations and contentious or vituperative attacks
17 Reporting rumours
18 Pickups from competitors
19 Reports
20 Reuters products
21 Analysts
22 Statements of the obvious
23 Picking up from Twitter and social media
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Content Sample:
Interviews
During interviews, open-ended questions tend to start sources talking (who
did what to whom and how and why?) and glean the best quotes. Closed
questions that only allow for a yes or no answer can be useful to get a
source to confirm or deny a fact (if you arent happy with the answer to
the first why ask again).
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Try to avoid asking multiple part questions that basically allow sources
to choose which part of a question they will answer. If several questions
are related, use quick follow-up questions, but ask one at a time.
Remember to check telephone numbers and the spelling of names with
sources. If you doubt or need to double-check the identity of a source you
have spoken with by telephone, do not take it for granted that the number
the source gives you is genuine. Call back through a company, government
agency or organisation switchboard to confirm the sources name, title and
authority to speak. Interviewees or their organisations/companies
sometimes ask to see the quotes we plan to publish. We should resist such
requests wherever possible. If we do have to submit quotes for approval,
we should not agree to a quote being materially changed and we should try
to give a deadline. We should never submit our story for approval.
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Also Included in the Standards and Values section of this Reuters
Handbook:
Standards and Values
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=Standards_and_Values
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What Makes a Reuters Journalist?
There are many different types of journalism practised in Reuters, across
text, television, picture services and online. No one definition of our
craft applies to them all. What must unite us is honesty and integrity. We
often face difficult choices in the pursuit of better stories and superior
images. In such situations there are several right answers and the rules
we use run out. We can, however, guard against damage to our reputation
through a shared understanding of the fundamental principles that govern
our work.
The 10 Absolutes of Reuters Journalism
Always hold accuracy sacrosanct
Always correct an error openly
Always strive for balance and freedom from bias
Always reveal a conflict of interest to a manager
Always respect privileged information
Always protect their sources from the authorities
Always guard against putting their opinion in a news story
Never fabricate or plagiarise
Never alter a still or moving image beyond the requirements of normal
image enhancement
Never pay for a story and never accept a bribe
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This Section is divided into five categories:
1.Accuracy
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=Accuracy
Contents
1 Corrections
2 Sourcing
3 Quotes
4 Reflecting reality
5 Datelines and bylines
6 Attribution
7 Reporting rumours
8 Graphic images and obscenities
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2.Independence
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=Independence
Contents
1 Personal Investments
2 Declaring financial interests
3 Work outside Reuters
4 Checking back with sources
5 Gifts and entertainment
6 Travel and accommodation
7 Bribes and other inducements
8 Independence Within Reuters
9 Entering competitions and receiving awards
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3.Freedom from bias
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=Freedom_from_bias
Contents
1 Personal Investments
2 Declaring financial interests
3 Work outside Reuters
4 Checking back with sources
5 Gifts and entertainment
6 Travel and accommodation
7 Bribes and other inducements
8 Independence Within Reuters
9 Entering competitions and receiving awards
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4.Integrity
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=Integrity
Contents
1 Acting within the law
2 Identifying ourselves as journalists
3 Reporting from the Internet
4 Insider trading
5 Dealing with sources
6 Dealing with customers
7 Dealing with people
8 Dealing with competitors
9 Dealing with complaints
10 Dealing with the authorities
11 Dealing with each other
12 Reporting incidents
13 Life outside Reuters
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5.Reporting from the Internet and using social media
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=
Reporting_From_the_Internet_And_Using_Social_Media
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http://tinyurl.com/c8ls7o3
Contents
1 No falsehoods
2 Know your subject
3 Attribution
4 Fairness
5 Is It A Hoax?
6 Using Social Media
7 Social Media: Basic Principles
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Also Covered in this Guide
Guide to Operations
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=
A_Guide_to_Reuters_Operations_-_text%2C_pictures_and_video_news
OR
http://tinyurl.com/a2okocb
This Section is divided into four categories:
1.Text
2.Photos
3.Video
4.Reporting from the Internet and using social media
5.Domestic Service Guides
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General Style Guide
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=A
Sample of Contents from the Letter A
Contents
1 abattoir
2 abbreviations
3 -able
4 A-bomb
5 abortion
6 ABS
7 abscess
8 academic titles
9 accept, except
10 access
11 accessible
12 accidentally, not accidently.
13 accolade, not acolade.
14 accommodate, not accomodate.
15 Achilles heel, tendon
16 acknowledgment, not acknowledgement.
17 acolyte, not acolite.
18 acre
19 acronyms
20 acting
21 activity
22 actor
23 acute, chronic
24 AD
25 adage
26 adapter, adaptor
27 ADB
28 additional/in addition to
29 adjectives
30 ad-lib
31 administration
32 admiral
33 admissible, inadmissible, not admissable
34 admit
35 ad nauseam
36 adoption
37 ADR
38 adrenaline, not adrenalin
39 advance, advancement
40 advance planning
41 adverbs
42 adverse, averse
43 advice, advise
44 adviser
45 aeroplane
46 affect, effect
47 AFL-CIO
48 Afrikaner
49 Afrikaans
50 aftermath
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Sports Style Guide
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=Sports_Style_Guide
Reuters Sports Style and Coverage
A-Z guide to Reuters sports style
Cricket
Golf
Motor Racing
Soccer
Tennis
Winter Sports
Content Sample from A-Z Guide
Achilles' Cap A and apostrophe, as in Achilles' tendon.
ahead of Use before.
All England No hyphen. The home of Wimbledon tennis is the All England
Club. One of badmintons top events is the All England championships.
all-rounder Hyphenated.
Alpine Capital A, e.g. Alpine skiing.
American Usage Some of the main differences between British and American
usage in sport:
All Star Adjective. Game of top players in their field. Also player
picked for such a game e.g. The All Star quarterback
assist Statistical category used in ice hockey, basketball etc referring
to the final pass to someone who scores a goal/makes a basket. Does not
just mean help
hockey Use ice hockey for the sport on ice and hockey on grass.
game Never match. Road games or on the road, not away games.
field Baseball and American football are played on fields not pitches.
inning Inning singular, innings plural unlike cricket where both singular
and plural are innings.
MVP Most valuable player i.e. player of the match or season, spelt out at
first reference, then abbreviated.
officials Baseball has umpires. NBA, NHL, NFL use referees.
overtime Games played beyond regulation time are in overtime, not extra
time.
rookie Noun and adjective meaning new or first year player e.g. in his
rookie season
spelling In American sports use American spelling e.g. center, maneuver,
defense, offense, ballclub, postseason, preseason, lineman, line up,
halfback, doubleheader.
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Specialised Guidance
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=Specialised_Guidance
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Specialised Guidance
Contents
1.The Essentials of Reuters sourcing
2.Personal investments by Reuters journalists
3.Legal dangers and legal support
4.Reporting about people
5.Dealing with stringers
6.Dealing with threats, dangerous situations and incidents involving
Reuters or its staff
7.Dealing with complaints
8.Attention Editor items and Hoaxes
9.Reporting From the Internet And Using Social Media
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Financial Glossary
http://glossary.reuters.com/
Content Sample:
Terms Defined beginning with the Letter F
FAO
FAQ
FASB
FCM
FDI
FERC
FIFO
FMA
FOB
FOK
FOMC
FRA
FRN
FSA
FSF
FTSE 100
FTSE Eurotop100 and 300 Indices
FX Swap
Face Value
Facility Fee
Failure Swing
Fair Average Quality
Fair Value
Fallen Angels
Fannie Mae
Fed Funds
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Open Market Committee
Federal Open Market Committee
Federal Reserve
Fiat Money
Fibonacci Numbers
Fiduciary Money
Fill or Kill
Final Dividend
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Financial District
Financial Intermediation
Financial Stability Forum
Financial Year
Firm Order
First Coupon
First In First Out
First Notice Day
Fiscal Balance
Fiscal Policy
Fiscal Year
Fitch
Fix
Fixed/Floating Bonds
Fixed Assets
Fixed Capital
Fixed Costs
Fixed Exchange Rate
Fixed Income
Fixed Price Offer
Fixed Term Deposit
Flags
Flash Orders
Flash Trading
Flat
Flex
Flight to Quality
Floating Debt
Floating Exchange Rates
Floating Rate Bond
Floating Rate Note
Floor
Floor Broker
Flotation
Food and Agriculture Organization
Footsie
Force Majeure
Foreign Acceptances
Foreign Direct Investment
Forward Contract
Forward Margin
Forward Market
Franc Zone
Freddie Mac
Free Asset Ratio
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Sample Definition:
Frozen Assets
Assets, balances, credits or securities that are no longer available to
their beneficial owner due to war, legal action, a change in political
circumstances or government action.
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