Is it True? - Part 3 - Why Verification Can Fail

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Lesson Objectives:

Identify how the journalistic process of verification can sometimes fail.

Video Introduction:

Hong Kong University's Journalism and Media Studies Center Lecturer Anne Kruger explains how the journalistic process of verification can fail.

Guiding Questions

What are the pressures put upon journalists that may contribute to the failure to verify information before publishing it?
What might be the responsibility of the news consumer in this case?