Abuse of power
Megan Twohey (left) and Jodi Kantor
Read/Watch for next week
Alert: The following stories include descriptions of genocide, violence against women, and sexual harassment.
Paul Mozur, "A Genocide Incited on Facebook, with Posts from Myanmar's Military," The New York Times, 2018
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, “Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades,” The New York Times, 2017
Optional Video: Molly Crockett, "Your Brain Is Hardwired for Outrage," The Well, 2022
Lecture / Q&A
What is abuse of power? Why does—or doesn't—it provoke outrage? How do you challenge it in a way that can benefit the public? The role of money.
WK 4 Detail
STORIES & REPORTERS
- Review stories in this week's homework
- "Reporters": Ignaz Semmelweis, Daniel Ellsberg, Bryan Stevenson
WORKSHOP
- Research: how to create an effective prompt in Google, Nexis, AI
- Public vs private information
HOMEWORK
- Read/watch assigned materials for next week
- Click the “Homework Tools” tab at the bottom of this page for homework instructions and tools