Press checklists
This page is for reporters, editors and creators who like to tick boxes. Copy a checklist into your notes; each line links the page that explains it.
Contents
- Before writing
- Before an interview
- Before publishing a news story
- Before publishing a feature or review
- Before publishing a video or stream
- After publishing
Before writing
[ ] I know which product the story is about (The product family for reporters)
[ ] I know the current release and its date (The 6.0.x releases at a glance)
[ ] I have the fact sheet open (Fact sheet for journalists)
[ ] I know what the sources do not say (What the sources do not say)
[ ] I have declared any interest I have (Disclosure and sponsorship ethics)Pages: The product family for reporters, The 6.0.x releases at a glance, Fact sheet for journalists, What the sources do not say, Disclosure and sponsorship ethics.
Before an interview
[ ] Request sent with topic, outlet, deadline (Requesting an interview)
[ ] Public answers read, questions focused on gaps (Questions to ask 7x / the Foundation)
[ ] Agreed how quotes are attributed (Quotes policy)
[ ] Recording or verbatim notes ready (Verifying quotes)
[ ] Embargo terms in writing, if any (Embargoes and timing)Pages: Requesting an interview, Questions to ask 7x, Questions to ask the Foundation, Quotes policy, Verifying quotes, Embargoes and timing.
Before publishing a news story
[ ] Product "Exponential"; old name only in the past tense
[ ] 7x and the Exponential Foundation not confused
[ ] "Released" only for a tagged version; 6.0.15 only if the tag v6.0.15 exists
[ ] Every number with its source and date; no usage numbers
[ ] Every quote real and attributed; documentation not presented as a spokesperson
[ ] No link to eZ Systems or Ibexa implied
[ ] Headline checked against the storyPages: Common errors in coverage, Headlines: do and don't, Fact-checking checklist.
Before publishing a feature or review
[ ] Every claim marked and checked at its primary source (Fact-checking guide)
[ ] Comparisons with the same criteria on both sides (Comparisons done fairly)
[ ] Performance figures with their conditions (Verifying numbers)
[ ] Other companies credited where their work is used (Crediting Netgen, Mugo Web and CJW Network)
[ ] Images with credit lines and license (Screenshots: what you may use)
[ ] Alt text and accessible structure (Making your coverage accessible)Pages: Fact-checking guide, Comparisons done fairly, Verifying numbers, Crediting Netgen, Mugo Web and CJW Network, Screenshots: what you may use, Making your coverage accessible.
Before publishing a video or stream
[ ] Disclosure in the first seconds and the description
[ ] Recorded on a demo installation with fictional data
[ ] No passwords, keys, tokens, host names or personal data on screen
[ ] Version named and shown
[ ] Captions checked
[ ] Title and thumbnail make a claim the video supportsPages: Creator checklist, Keeping secrets off screen, Privacy on camera, Captions and accessible video, Titles, thumbnails and descriptions.
After publishing
[ ] Fact log kept with sources and dates (Fact-checking guide)
[ ] Corrections made openly if needed (Corrections and updates)
[ ] Errors in the documentation reported to the project (community issue tracker)Related pages
- Press reading path
- Advocate checklists
- Corrections and updates
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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