There are a number of free EXIF viewers online, including Metapicz,, and Jeffrey’s EXIF Viewer. Metadata can include an item’s date and time of capture, GPS location, and even the camera model and/or settings used to capture the item.ĮXIF data, one of the most useful types of metadata for images, can tell you when a photo was captured, when it was uploaded, and where it was captured (if the location setting on the person’s mobile device was turned on) (First Draft). When you take a photograph using your mobile phone, what information do you think your device captures about the image?.Digital photographs, audio recordings, video footage, books, and other digital media contain metadata, or “data about data.” Every digital file has metadata metadata information is attached to the media itself, and it can be used to search, organize, and filter information in the digital world. Verifying the original content and the source also allows journalists to determine whether a news item is real or fake. Images may also be subject to various copyright laws when they are reproduced, displayed in a publication, or used by various non-profit or for-profit organizations. Using original sources and following best practices such as crediting the person who created the image helps ensure that news consumers understand the original context of an image. It is important for journalists to cite original sources, as often as possible, when covering news stories in order to show the general public that they have conducted proper research for their stories. Why do you think it is important for a journalist to find the original version or the original person who took a photograph?.You are writing an article about the event, and you begin to search for photographs that relate to your event. Now imagine you are a journalist who is reporting on a breaking news event.
In a previous lesson, you learned how scrapes and memes are easily made, altered, and shared on social media.
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