This chapter discusses the importance of fact checkers in journalism and their role in ensuring accurate information. The speaker shares their experience as a fact checker and emphasizes the need for thorough fact checking in writing. They also reflect on the transition from paper-based fact checking to digital platforms.
Clare Malone is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Her latest article is ”Hasan Minhaj’s ‘Emotional Truths.’”
“You're going to work a lot of hours if you want to be successful, and you're probably not going to make as much money as your dumb friend from college does. You're choosing it for a different reason, but I do think we have to make efforts to have the [journalism] industry be a middle-class profession.”
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