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Treat social networks like any source: with measured skepticism

By Julie Starr | Published: January 22, 2008

A few big names got caught out not long ago using quotes from a Facebook profile purported to belong to Benazir Bhutto's son. The profile was a fake, although it turns out her son did have a profile but clearly one which reporters didn't stumble upon.

Posted in Journalism | Also tagged editors, facebook, hoaxes, Social Media, sources | Leave a comment

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This is the blog of Julie Starr. I write about the news business and consult on newsroom integration and change projects.

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