Journalism With Impact
The old saw has it that there are two types of writers: those who work to please themselves, and those who seek the biggest possible audience. There’s a third type, though: those who write to make a difference. And Forbes is loaded with them. Senior Writer Emily Baker-White epitomizes what it means to translate good journalism into impact at scale. After she revealed TikTok’s plans to allay the fears of U.S. regulators about data captured by the Chinese parent company last year, Baker-White emerged as a beacon, as TikTok insiders shared increasingly alarming information about the social video giant. “Sometimes stories find you,” she says, as one revelation led to another, and then another, capped by the most surreal scoop ever: Baker-White reported that TikTok executives had used the tracking capabilities…
