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METHODS
EDITORIAL GOALS AND
PRIORITIES 2014
Our main goal in 2014 was to continue
publishing verified information, even
though we experienced pressure on
publication speed due to working for
digital devices.
The “Pôle chaud” of 20 Minutes France,
dedicated to hard news.
innovations
The most important product and
editorial innovations in 2014
In 2014 we created a digital long form
called “La 21è Minute”, (the 21st Minute).
Alongside hard news, this new form is the
opportunity for journalists to have more
time to reflect and work deeply with a
subject, with multimedia contents, (infographics, videos, pictures and long text of
course). In October, our new web site was
launched and helped us increase our digital
audience.
HOW WE WORK
Our main sources are official ones: ministries, political parties, unions, federations, associations and NGOs. We consider
that information coming from these kind
of sources is presumed true and valid. In
this case, indicating the source in the news
accounts for validation. Nowadays, with
social media, we have a new source of
information, but this kind of source needs
to be checked, for example, by phoning
the person at the origin of the information
to verify his identity and credibility. But
it’s not enough: when information comes
from a source that is unknown or that is
considered unreliable, our journalists must
obtain confirmation from at least one
recognized information source.
Globally, no information is published on
our channels until it has been verified.
HOW WE WORK WITH DEBATE,
COMMENTS BLOGS AND EDITORIALS
The comments are checked after publication by our moderator. But today it’s
a little more difficult because of the
increase of the audience. Our moderator
doesn’t manage to check all the comments every day. It’s a problem we have
to solve in 2015.
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“L’anneau de la mémoire”,(the Memory Ring), inaugurated on
November 1st in northern France, which pays tribute to the
580,000 soldiers who died during the First World War, and
whose names are written on a wall that forms a ring.