# Nusefile
This site gathers links and commentary on what I think are useful news items that match my interests as a development journalist and communications researcher.
How professional fact-checkers work: it's not what teachers advise
Professional fact-checkers work quite differently from amateurs — using almost the opposite of advice given to students. For example, the first step to check on a site is to leave it.
Renewables 'can cut energy CO2 emissions to zero'
Renewables could eliminate CO2 emissions from the energy sector by 2060, says the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Bad news for WTO on protectionism
The G20 nations, self-proclaimed promoters of freer trade, have introduced unprecedented measures restricting trade and have seen "a notable rise in anti-trade rhetoric" since October 2015, the World Trade Organization notes in its latest monitoring report.
Greenest deal ever? From an auto firm
Business funding of public projects, including actions by Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, has come under cold scrutiny lately. Are the ideological purists missing the story? Today, an auto company is underwriting a major international environmental project.
= link opens a new window on this site.
= wikipedia's icon for a link that opens a window on another website.