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April 9, 2018

History World Media

This Is What It Was Like Learning to Report Before Fake News Was the Biggest Problem in the World

“As a young reporter in Eastern Europe in 2001, I expected to witness the ‘end of history’ and the flowering of democracy. That was just one of the mistakes I made.”

Ben Smith Buzzfeed Apr 2018 15min Permalink