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The Adrian Dittmann Story
the evidence, from A to Z, and righting the wrongs
We found the initial lead and presented it to Jackie, but she was ultimately agreed to be our byliner — the actual writer for the story, the sole contributor being credited in the space under the title, and the one being paid for the piece. Lo and behold, Jackie found that at the opening of Aquam Insula's "Maritime Lifestyle Warehouse" on Denarau Island, B-roll footage from a recorded speech by the President of Fiji shows Adrian Dittmann and his partner in the foreground ( link, 3:05). But despite not being proud of the piece, maia's posts remain up (as does ryan's statement): we believe that credit is a crucial part of journalism and research as a whole, and if by leveraging popularity around the article's release is the only way to bring attention to that, so be it.
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