Breaking News #7: When the Media Failed Us: The Changing Story of the Gaza Hospital Explosion
There was an explosion in the vicinity of a hospi…
Epsilon Theory Podcast · Ben Hunt
October 26, 202347m 56s
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Show Notes
There was an explosion in the vicinity of a hospital in Gaza. The media immediately began reporting on it. Major newspapers put out front page headlines. Television stations brought on experts to voice their opinions, But there was one major problem: much of the information that was reported as fact turned out to be wrong.
In this episode, we dig into the incident to try to understand what happened in the reporting of this story, why it happened, and what it tells us about the way the media operates in our world today.