NPR's Andy Carvin: how to verify information on Twitter. Of on the reported on his talk with about the real-time verification system underlying his account.
Senior strategist at the National Public Radio, Andy Carvin became the "man who tweeted the revolution" and "the go-to source of information on Twitter during the recent uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya", as the described him . "Although Carvin had a network of blogger contacts in the region whom he used to check information being tweeted, what marks him out is his willingness to retweet unverified material and ask his followers for help to establish its accuracy", the Guardian's article said.
Silverman on CJR underlined that there are few established rules or journalistic policies for what he does. The main point is how to validate the onslaught of information he collects, how to validate news and sources and establish accuracy. Carvin counts on the collaboration of network of sources, asking for confirmations, BBC College of Journalism Blog - #bbcsms: BBC processes for verifying social media content. Verifying Csourced info by Heather Ford.