Is There a Pool System in TV News?

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Many newsrooms are very frightened about making mistakes. Many said we don't necessarily have the skills in the house and we can't resource this, he says. But when I was forced to slow down, it meant that the reporting was more accurate,. He adds: "We're not competing on brooms. We're competing on exciting, explosive material"

How can tech companies help flatten the curve? First and foremost, they must address the lethal misinformation and disinformation circulating on their platforms. The problem goes much deeper than fake news, according to Claire Wardle, co-founder and executive director of First Draft. She studies the gray zones of information warfare, where bad actors mix facts with falsehoods, news with gossip, and sincerity with satire. “Most of this stuff isn't fake and most of this stuff isn't news,” Claire argues. If these subtler forms of misinformation go unaddressed, tech companies may not only fail to flatten the curve — they could raise it higher.