NIEMAN LAB – 23/04/2020
HANAA’ TAMEEZ
“We used to say trustworthy information is important to democracy. And now we should say trustworthy local information is a matter of life and death.”
It’s one thing to report on a community from your kitchen table or living room couch when you already know it well. You know the people to keep in touch with, the sources to call, the players to watch; you have the context of having reported dozens or hundreds of previous stories there. It’s tough, but doable.