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How we work: sources

Series How we work, Episode 6:

How does SWI swissinfo.ch find and vet sources? In the latest instalment of our “how we work” series, journalist Anand Chandrasekhar answers your questions.

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My work focuses on engaging with you, our audience, and strengthening trust in our journalism. I develop engagement tools such as multilingual debates and help distribute our content to users across platforms. A former nurse, I later pursued English linguistics and media studies where I developed a keen interest in journalism and news in the digital age.

As part of the Swiss Broadcasting Company (SBC), SWI swissinfo.ch journalists work according to guidelines to ensure our reporting is balanced and independent. You, our readers, wondered: how do we find sources to talk to? Can sources remain anonymous? And how do we ensure that a source is trustworthy? Anand Chandrasekhar, a journalist in our multinational companies beat, answers your questions.

Do you have any questions about how we work? Let us know via email: english@swissinfo.ch

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