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Jenni Sargent

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Managing director of First Draft News and Director of @emhub. Building free online resources for journalists working with eyewitness media. Tell me what you need!

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How First Draft is working with journalists and the public to ensure credible coverage in critical moments

Online courses, crisis simulation training, resources, collaboration and a global 'highlight' tipline are planned for the coming weeks and months.

Social networks unite with global newsrooms to take action against misinformation online

Today we are announcing the expansion of First Draft to include a new partner network of over thirty major news and technology organisations to tackle issues of trust and truth in reporting information that emerges online.

Finding eyewitness media from an exact location on Twitter

When news breaks, a quick way to find photos and videos from the scene is to search Twitter using latitude and longitude coordinates

Respecting the eyewitness: Learning lessons from the Paris shootings

In the rush to report breaking news, are we forgetting a duty of care to those at the scene?