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NEWS: REPORTING: ACCURACY AND OBJECTIVITY :

MEDIA: FAIRNESS BALANCE IMPARTIALITY :

WRITING AND WRITERS: STYLE AND WRITING MANUALS :

DICTIONARIES: ENGLISH: LANGUAGE USAGE:

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

OR

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

OR

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

OR

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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