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From Stephen Elliott
Ever wonder how the New Yorker gets their facts right? Here’s a hint: it’s not the editor.
In an excerpt from The Art of Making Magazines: On Being an Editor and Other Views from the Industry, chapter five, “Fact-Checking at The New Yorker,” explores the evolution of The New Yorker fact-checking department and their efforts to get the story right.
...moreFor weeks now, the Romney campaign has run ads claiming that President Obama has gutted the work requirement for welfare recipients.
The response has varied. Fact checkers Politifact and the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler have called this attack what it is–a lie.
...moreGo behind the fact-checking scenes with this email exchange between Believer fact-checker and writer.
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