How Sky News verifies news in the age of misinformation with Ronan Hughes

In this episode of The Craft podcast, our host Dawn Murden, VP of Customer Success at Shorthand, welcomes Ronan Hughes, Output Editor at Sky News.

Ronan speaks about the importance of news verification and fact checking, particularly in this era of smartphone journalism, social media, and a rapidly evolving news cycle.

As he explains, “It's much better to be cautious than foolhardy. Even if you are 90% sure that something is right, don't publish it. Only publish it if you're a hundred percent sure — that's really important.”

Listen as Dawn and Ronan discuss the pressures of covering complex world news, the importance of accuracy and truth-telling to maintain audience trust, and how to harness creativity and technology to produce innovative content.

Guest at a glance:

• Name: Ronan Hughes
• What he does: Ronan is the Output Editor at Sky News.
• Company: Sky News
• Noteworthy: Ronan is responsible for everything published on the Sky News website and app. In his 17 years at Sky News, Ronan has covered every major news story — from the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, to the Russia-Ukraine war, and everything in between. Outside of work, Ronan is a father of two, and an avid supporter of the Manchester United football team. 
• Where to find Ronan: LinkedIn | Twitter

Links from this episode: 

• Who's Who — coverage of guest arrivals at the Royal Wedding using AI technology by Sky News
• Brexit by Numbers by Sky News
• Who owns Antarctica by Sky News
• The Plastic Nile by Sky News
• Case study: How Sky News uses Shorthand
• Ronan Hughes on LinkedIn
• Ronan Hughes on Twitter
• Dawn Murden on LinkedIn
• Shorthand on LinkedIn