This is exactly why independent journalism matters right now. Your point about how "protest signals dissent; reporting anchors it in facts" really captures why documentation cant be dismissed as just media bias. I keep thinking about how many events would have been completley rewritten if cameras weren't there. Thank you for making the invisible work of journalism visible.
Disinformation is a common weapon of war, but now that it is so easy for anyone to publish information, it is getting harder, especially from a distance to understand what is real. For example I read a story saying that some 18 Minneapolis police quit the force to join ICE. That sounded fake to me, at least I hope so.
Powerful framing of how journalism and protest create competing records. The Lafayette Square example is perfect for showing how officials will shift explanations when documentation contradicts the initial narrative. What stood out to me is the idea that when formal oversight gets restricted, public documentation becomes the primary accountability mechan ism. Lived through similar dynamics covering tech policy where offical statements would come out fast but fell apart once people could actually verify what happend on the ground.
Under normal times recorded visual record tells the tale of truth and reality. Unfortunately, these are not normal times. When AI gives a twisted distorted picture of what one half of the population is more than willing to accept as fact and the government makes that the public record, reality no longer matters.
They believe if they can get the first word out, it will become true. Unfortunately for them, people saw with their own eyes what was true.
This is exactly why independent journalism matters right now. Your point about how "protest signals dissent; reporting anchors it in facts" really captures why documentation cant be dismissed as just media bias. I keep thinking about how many events would have been completley rewritten if cameras weren't there. Thank you for making the invisible work of journalism visible.
Disinformation is a common weapon of war, but now that it is so easy for anyone to publish information, it is getting harder, especially from a distance to understand what is real. For example I read a story saying that some 18 Minneapolis police quit the force to join ICE. That sounded fake to me, at least I hope so.
Powerful framing of how journalism and protest create competing records. The Lafayette Square example is perfect for showing how officials will shift explanations when documentation contradicts the initial narrative. What stood out to me is the idea that when formal oversight gets restricted, public documentation becomes the primary accountability mechan ism. Lived through similar dynamics covering tech policy where offical statements would come out fast but fell apart once people could actually verify what happend on the ground.
Under normal times recorded visual record tells the tale of truth and reality. Unfortunately, these are not normal times. When AI gives a twisted distorted picture of what one half of the population is more than willing to accept as fact and the government makes that the public record, reality no longer matters.