{"product_id":"the-fact-checkers-bible-a-guide-to-getting-it-right-paperback","title":"The Fact Checker's Bible: A Guide to Getting It Right - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Harrison Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These days fact-checking can seem like a lost art. \u003ci\u003eThe Fact Checker's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e arrives not a moment too soon: it is the first--and essential--guide to the important but increasingly neglected task of checking facts, whatever their source. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are all overwhelmed with information that claims to be factual, but even the most punctilious researcher, writer, and journalist can sometimes get it wrong, so checking facts has become a more pressing task. Now Sarah Harrison Smith, former \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003efact checker and currently head of checking for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e explains exactly how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*Reading for accuracy\u003cbr\u003e*Determine what to check\u003cbr\u003e*Research the facts\u003cbr\u003e*Assess sources: people, newspapers and magazines, books, the Internet, etc. \u003cbr\u003e*Check quotations\u003cbr\u003e*Understand the legal liabilities \u003cbr\u003e*Look out for and avoid the dangers of plagiarism \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor everyone from students to journalists to editors, the methods and practices outlined in \u003ci\u003eThe Fact Checker's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e provide both a standard and a working manual for how to get the facts right. \u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book of its kind, The Fact Checker's Bible\" is the essential guide to the important but often neglected task of checking facts, whatever their source. \u003cbr\u003eToday, everyone is overwhelmed with information that claims to be factual. But even the most punctilious researcher, writer, student or journalist--not to mention the lazy or deliberately mendacious ones--can sometimes get it wrong. So checking facts has become a more pressing task. But how to go about it? \u003cbr\u003eThe Fact Checker's Bible covers: \u003cbr\u003e*Reading for accuracy\u003cbr\u003e*Determining what to check\u003cbr\u003e*Researching the facts\u003cbr\u003e*Assessing sources: people, newspapers and magazines, books, the Internet, etc. \u003cbr\u003e*Checking quotations\u003cbr\u003e*Understanding the legal liabilities of getting it wrong\u003cbr\u003e*Looking out for and avoiding the dangers of plagiarism \u003cbr\u003eFor everyone from students to editors to journalists, the methods and practices outlined in The Fact Checker's Bible provides both a standard and a working manual for how to get the facts right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Harrison Smith has been a fact checker at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and head of checking at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e where she is now editorial manager. She lived in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.04 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752189428000,"sku":"9780385721066","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/03b1a499217fdd8d8c586fc28a9676f4.webp?v=1779989563","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fact-checkers-bible-a-guide-to-getting-it-right-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}