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In May 2024, “Broken News Breaking Trust: The Consequences of Unverified Reporting in the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital Coverage” was awarded first place in the Walter S. and Syrena M. Howell Essay Competition.
The contest was judged by a panel of faculty members from the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
My achievement was announced on Medill’s website and in its Alumni magazine.
Essay
Prompt: Find an example (big or small) in current social, political or academic discourse in which journalists have used or misused unverified facts as though they were true. Write an essay (<2500 words) about the incident(s) in question, the truth as best you can verify it and your analysis of the media's role in the incident.
Broken News, Breaking Trust: The Consequences of Unverified Reporting in the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital Coverage
Aaron Boorstein
2043 words
Please contact me to read the essay.
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