Trust is an essential part of journalism. In this episode, we find out why it's important and what you can do as a freelance journalist to gain it. We talk to Steve Nowottny, an editor from FullFact, who discusses how his work exposes and counters the harm false information can cause, and Jennifer Sizeland, a UK-based freelance journalist, who talks to us about how journalists can build trust with their sources.
Steve Nowottny Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenowottny (@stevenowottny) Website: https://www.stevenowottny.com/ (https://www.stevenowottny.com/) Jennifer Sizeland Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifeofsize (https://twitter.com/LandofSize) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeofsize/ (@lifeofsize) Website: https://landofsize.com/ (https://landofsize.com/) Resources Full Fact https://fullfact.org/ (https://fullfact.org/) How journalists can build trust with their sources https://ijnet.org/en/story/how-journalists-can-build-trust-their-sources (https://ijnet.org/en/story/how-journalists-can-build-trust-their-sources) Muck Rack https://muckrack.com/search/ (https://muckrack.com/search/) Qwoted https://www.qwoted.com/ (https://www.qwoted.com/) Branding advice for journalists https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/branding-for-freelance-journalists?s=r (https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/branding-for-freelance-journalists?s=r) FFJ podcast episode on branding https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DiPXKqkBgZaJkSqI9VIqo (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DiPXKqkBgZaJkSqI9VIqo) FFJ Twitter verification campaign https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/join-our-twitter-blue-tick-campaign?s=r (https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/join-our-twitter-blue-tick-campaign?s=r) Media matchmaker https://mediamatchmaker.co.uk/ (https://mediamatchmaker.co.uk/) War on truth on BBC Radio 4 documentary by Marianna Spring https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0btv73r (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0btv73r)
Freelance journalist recommendations Harry Wallop https://harrywallop.co.uk/ (https://harrywallop.co.uk/)
Marianna Spring disinformation reporter for the BBC https://twitter.com/mariannaspring (https://twitter.com/mariannaspring)
Anya Ryan https://muckrack.com/anya-ryan (https://muckrack.com/anya-ryan)