Do Some Legwork: The Increasingly Rare Art of Thorough Reporting in the Digital Age
Introduction A flickering image caught the corner of my eye – a retweet of a tweet purporting to show devastating flood damage. Within hours, the image, paired with emotionally charged accusations, had spread like wildfire across social media, amplified by algorithms and retweeted by influencers. The problem? The photograph, as a few diligent fact-checkers eventually … Read more
