verification and fact checkingwe expect our staff to
On joining the Derby Telegraph, all editorial staff complete a training course in the Code and attend legal refresher training.At Derby Telegraph, we recognise that protecting the rights of the individual consistently comes into conflict with the public's right to know. This means we have to make difficult judgements, sometimes quickly, which are impossible to get right all of the time. Regular bulletins and seminars give staff the best opportunity to learn from mistakes, whether our own or those of other parts of the media industry.We are a launch partner of The Trust Project, an international initiative to make it easier for readers to find out more about the organisations and the people providing them with news, and to support quality journalism.Verification and fact checkingWe expect our staff to use their best endeavours to verify the stories being put forward for publication.Unnamed sourcesJournalists have an obligation under IPSO's Editors' Code of Practice to prote...