What We’re Reading This Week 01/20/20

A protester waves the national flag while demonstrators set fire to close streets near Tahrir Square during a demonstration against the Iranian missile strike in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Examine images closely. The Poynter Institutes shows how much accuracy matters.

 

File photo from June 21, 2019 shows flames and smoke emerging from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia. The blaze and a series of explosions shook homes and caused extensive damage at the refinery, the largest on the East Coast. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Investigative reporting reveals the truth about potentially cancer-causing chemical exposure in Philidelphia.

 

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