Social media become a source of information for the media since any user can communicate about what is happening from their social networks. War strategists know this and use it. Another battle is to fight how the story of the battle is. Lies, propaganda, and fake news have more platforms than ever to spread. And encourage doubt.
Sometimes, it even seems that more images of the attacks are seen on Twitter than on traditional television channels, which are doing great news specials. That is where the paradigm of the classic special envoy changes. It is no longer enough to narrate what happens on the scene, it is also necessary to examine the impacts that arrive quickly through social networks and without time to be contrasted.
It is the moment in which the word caution, which we were beginning to forget, should be prioritized. Moreover, the audience must be explained when there are no certainties. Because we have become accustomed to instant and impactful information, it is also crucial to stand out when all the perspectives that provide real knowledge are not available.
As my father says, "We should not turn war into a video game in the infotainment era." You don't need news wrapped in emotional visual and sound effects. You have to get the information out of the trenches of the old narrative with heroic language that, in the end, creates mythologized villains. It is necessary to approach the world order with an informative perspective that gives prominence to the victims who are people. And not characters.
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