As a diplomat for nearly three decades, I’ve long followed national and local news around the world to better understand the societies in which I work. Real journalism is a vital component of any democracy, serving to educate and inform the public about its leaders and policies. Unfortunately, there have always been those who have attempted to use news sources to distort the truth to advance their own political, economic, or personal agendas. While new technologies have expanded citizens’ ability to receive news from a far wider range of sources, it also makes it easier for stories and narratives to flourish that are deceptive or just plain false. Because of this, I am always cautious about the information I consume.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrive for a press conference at the US State Department in Washington, DC on December 10, 2019. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
