Information Verification in the Digital Age

Nora Martin, M.A., B.A., received her Master of Arts in Information and Knowledge Management from the University of Technology Sydney in 2015. Nora was the recipient of the SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program Award (2009) in recognition of implementing the inaugural Library service at AUSTRAC, Australias anti-money-laundering regulator and financial intelligence unit. Prior to obtaining her M.A., she received a B.A. in Communication (specializing in library science) in 2005. Nora has presented her work internationally, at the 2014 SLA Annual Conference in Vancouver and at the 17th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2015, held in Seoul, Korea. Her research interests encompass digital humanities, examining the evolving nature of journalists information practices in the 21st century, and social media research.

• Acknowledgments.- Dedication/ Introduction.- Information Professionals in the Newsroom.- News Reporting in the Age of Social Media.- Evaluating Social Media Content.- Future Possibilities.- Conclusions.- Bibliography.- Author Biography .