The facts are the story

LAST week, the ABC’s Fact Check unit joined two similar projects – Politifact, the Australian branch of the longstanding US organisation, and the Conversation’s Election FactCheck – in the election campaign fray. Late to the party, the ABC’s unit also faces pressures that its two counterparts don’t have to contend with. In this podcast, Peter Clarke talks to ABC Fact Check presenter John Barron about the how and why of the ABC’s newest project.LAST week, the ABC’s Fact Check unit joined two similar projects – Politifact, the Australian branch of the longstanding US organisation, and the Conversation’s Election FactCheck – in the election campaign fray. Late to the party, the ABC’s unit also faces pressures that its two counterparts don’t have to contend with. In this podcast, Peter Clarke talks to ABC Fact Check presenter John Barron about the how and why of the ABC’s newest project. Peter Clarke writes about the interview at No Fibs. - See more at: http://inside.org.au/the-facts-are-the-story/#sthash.rHVywRg0.dpu