One of the dangers of news orgs reporting something before it happens
Written by duckrabbitis that sometimes it doesn’t happen.
Read the headline and then the Breaking News on the screengrab I’ve just taken from the BBC News Website.
Reporting something as about to happen, even when the story is spin, can have the effect of making that very thing happen. This kind of reporting undermines democracy because it means dark forces can spin people, even Greek leaders, out of jobs.
Author — duckrabbit
duckrabbit is a production company formed by radio producer/journalist Benjamin Chesterton and photographer David White. We specialize in digital storytelling.