Diego Mendoza
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza is a co-director who has worked on projects highlighting the stories of underrepresented communities, such as Black astronauts in National Geographic Documentary Films' The Space Race. In the documentary, he and his co-director, Lisa Cortés, profile Black former and current NASA astronauts, pilots, and engineers who have experienced varying experiences while serving their country in space and navigating the government's failure to achieve racial equality on Earth. The film showcases stories from notable figures such as Guion Bluford, the first Black American to travel to space; Charles Bolden and Leland Melvin, former NASA administrators; Ed Dwight, an early NASA astronaut candidate appointed by John F. Kennedy; and Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, the first Latin American person of African descent to fly to space. The documentary also highlights the achievements of more recent astronauts like Victor Glover, the first Black astronaut to live aboard the International Space Station, and Jessica Watkins, who became an ISS crew member and made history as the first Black woman in that role.
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The Daily's Verdict
This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.
Bias
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- The South China Morning Post: That a Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office official was arrested for espionage could spark questions about the independence of the city's foreign trade offices, effectively shutting down the last branch of autonomy Hong Kong has over its external affairs.
Conflicts of Interest
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- ]The South China Morning Post[] That a Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office official was arrested for espionage could spark questions about the independence of the city's foreign trade offices, effectively shutting down the last branch of autonomy Hong Kong has over its external affairs[.
Contradictions
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Examples:
- Arrest of a Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office official raises questions about independence of city's foreign trade offices
- Three people, including a former Hong Kong traffic cop, have been charged for spying on Chinese dissidents in the UK
Deceptions
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