{"product_id":"9780385721066","title":"The Fact Checker's Bible: A Guide to Getting It Right","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSmith, Sarah Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAnchor\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/10\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e  These days fact-checking can seem like a lost art.  \u003ci\u003eThe Fact Checker's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e arrives not a moment too soon: it is the first—and essential—guide to the important but increasingly neglected task of checking facts, whatever their source.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are all overwhelmed with information that claims to be factual, but even the most punctilious researcher, writer, and journalist can sometimes get it wrong, so checking facts has become a more pressing task.  Now Sarah Harrison Smith, former \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003efact checker and currently head of checking for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e explains exactly how to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Reading for accuracy\u003cbr\u003e*Determine what to check\u003cbr\u003e*Research the facts\u003cbr\u003e*Assess sources: people, newspapers and magazines, books, the Internet, etc. \u003cbr\u003e*Check quotations\u003cbr\u003e*Understand the legal liabilities \u003cbr\u003e*Look out for and avoid the dangers of plagiarism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor everyone from students to journalists to editors, the methods and practices outlined in \u003ci\u003eThe Fact Checker’s Bible\u003c\/i\u003e provide both a standard and a working manual for how to get the facts right. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43350815703295,"sku":"9780385721066","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780385721066_s600x595.jpg?v=1775594885","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780385721066","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}