We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here’s What We Learned
A feature on Disinfomedia, a very literally named fake news company, and an interview with its founder.
Inside The Global Times, China’s Hawkish, Belligerent State Tabloid
A profile of the paper known for its excoriating editorials railing against a dizzying array of targets.
To Catch a Predator
A look at the work of the NYPD’s Special Victims Division and their attempts to bring offenders to justice, as seen through the prism of the Harvey Weinstein case.
Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies
A piece alleging that Harvey Weinstein employed a team of spies that used covert tactics to try to silence his accusers.
Is China the World’s New Colonial Power?
A piece documenting China’s complex and ever-increasing influence, investment and population in Africa.
World Chess Has a Big Problem
The top tier chess tour is rife with unsavoury sponsors and political intrigue.
Cloak and Data: The Real Story Behind Cambridge Analytica’s Rise and Fall
Before working for Donald Trump, Cambridge Analytica worked for Senator Ted CruzÕs campaign against him for the Republican nomination. This story goes back to that campaign and asserts that the company’s skills lay not in a uniquely effective use of data, but in a willingness to go where others wouldn’t and an ability to take business development to the level of an “internal Ponzi scheme”.
The unfinished business of immunotherapy
A look at the work of an immunotherapy pioneer seeking to advance the cancer treatments he helped to develop.