Vox’s fact-checking process, explained

Meet Vox's style and standards team.

View this email in your browser    The Vox Explainer is a newsletter exclusively for Vox Members. We are sharing a sneak peek at the latest edition in which the style and standards team explains Vox's fact-checking and copyediting process. To get access of future versions of the Vox Explainer and other member benefits, become a Vox Member today. Hello, I'm Sarah Schweppe, the style and standards editor at Vox. My team is responsible for copy editing and fact-checking text, audio, and video stories. We may not have bylines, but our mark is all over the work that Vox publishes.  In the age of misinformation, fact-checking is more important than ever. Whether it is studying data spreadsheets to be sure the numbers in a feature on factory farming add up or flagging that a photo is AI-generated, my team is focused on making sure readers get the truth.  I talked to Caitlin PenzeyMoog, who designed our fact-checking process, and podcast fact-checker and data expert Melissa Hirsch about what goes into verifying every detail of a story, video, or podcast at Vox.  —Sarah Schweppe, style and standards editor SUPPORT OUR WORK Beyond the Byline With Vox's style and standards team What do you look for when you're flagging a story for fact-checking? Caitlin: Stories I want to fact-check fall into two buckets. The first is a story that's an ambitious, reported piece, the kind that takes a big swing and may make waves. We want to be all buttoned up on a story like that — not just to ensure the reporting is sound, but to get the details correct so a minor error doesn't detract from the strength of the reporting.  The second bucket is stories that have a lot of facts in them. These are stories drawing on academic studies, diving deep into a niche topic, or speaking to a lot of experts. Maybe a reporter is crunching numbers or digging into a historical event. The more facts, the more opportunity there is for numbers to get transposed or for misattributions, so these stories benefit from a second set of eyes on all those facts.  Vox members also heard about the following topics: What does the process for verifying a fact look like? What tools and resources do you use the most? What do you think are the differences between fact-checking a text piece and an audio podcast? How do you toe the line between a guest sharing their honest opinion and misrepresenting facts? How has the scale of misinformation impacted how you do your job? To get access to the full Q&A with the style and standards team, become a Vox member and support our commitment to creating factual and error-free journalism. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY This email was sent to comercialyventas.aliperiodicos@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this email or manage your email preferences. View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service. View this email in your browser.    Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2024. All rights reserved. https://link.vox.com/oc/6572b43e95188a1312105314ls432.2bdl/781bad9d  This email was sent to comercialyventas.aliperiodicos@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this email or manage your email preferences here. View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service.   Vox Media, 1701 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2024. All rights reserved. https://link.vox.com/oc/6572b43e95188a1312105314ls432.2bdl/781bad9d