Lies, fraud, and how they spread
Simeon Booker
Read/watch for next week
Alert: The following stories include descriptions of harm to medical patients, women, and children.
Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz, "‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions," The New York Times, 2022
Ed Bradley, "Unhealthy Diagnosis," 60 Minutes, 2003
Erin DeJan, "Black Hair under Chemical Attack"; Leila Williams, "Black Hair Care Is More Dangerous Than We Think," ISP Investigates: Black Hair Care Products, 2023
Extra credit opportunity #1 starts today (see optional assignment in the homework tools tab) and is due on Tuesday 2/25 at the start of class.
Lecture / Q&A
What are lies, and how do they spread? Three kinds of lies. The power of the direct question.
WK 5 Detail
STORIES & REPORTERS
- Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor
- Simeon Booker
WORKSHOP
- Reviewing research tools
- Reviewing central investigative questions
HOMEWORK
- Read/watch assigned materials for next week
- Extra-credit opportunity #1
- Click the “Homework Tools” tab at the bottom of this page for homework instructions and tools