I have a slightly weird obsession with the future of truth and facts.
I keep thinking about what happens when everyone is commenting, but fewer people are doing the difficult work of finding out what actually happened.
That is why meeting someone who shares my passion for clear, trustworthy journalism is always such a delight.
Kgomotso Modise is at the forefront of reporting on some of South Africa’s biggest legal cases. She does something very few journalists are able to do well: take complicated courtroom developments and translate them into explanations that are clear, coherent and easy to follow.
And she does it without losing the substance of the story.
I sat down with Kgomotso on The Debrief because I have enormous respect for her work and the way she has adapted traditional reporting for a new generation of news audiences.
Through her reporting and online news explainers, Kgomotso provides a valuable service to millions of people trying to make sense of the country and the world around them.
We spoke about reporting from inside the courtroom, building trust with an audience and what it means to be a journalist at a time when everyone has an opinion, but facts are increasingly contested.
It was such an honest and energising conversation.
You’ll want to watch this one.