R0050/2026-03-31/Q001/SRC05

Research	R0050 — Journalism and Other Truth-Seeking Disciplines
Run	2026-03-31
Query	Q001
Search	S04
Result	S04-R01
Source	SRC05

EJC Verification Handbook — Verification Fundamentals

Source

Field	Value
Title	Verification Fundamentals: Rules to Live By
Publisher	European Journalism Centre / DataJournalism.com
Author(s)	Craig Silverman (editor)
Date	2014 (1st edition)
URL	https://datajournalism.com/read/handbook/verification-1/verification-fundamentals-rules-to-live-by/2-verification-fundamentals-rules-to-live-by
Type	Professional handbook

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Widely referenced journalism verification handbook from a major journalism training organization
Relevance	Directly addresses verification methodology and explicitly shows what structured elements are absent
Bias flags	None significant

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC05-E01	Verification Handbook emphasizes principles and competencies over formal structured frameworks