Watching one of the biggest stories of his career get adapted for Hollywood has been a "surreal" experience for Reuters reporter Jeff Horwitz, whose 2021 Wall Street Journal investigation into Facebook has become the basis for Aaron Sorkin's new film, "The Social Reckoning," in theaters October 9.
In the latest edition of Reporter's Notebook, a new Q&A series that takes readers behind the scenes of Reuters journalists' biggest stories, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter talks with his editor Steve Stecklow about the backstory that inspired the film, his relationship with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, and the creative license Sorkin took with "Movie Jeff."
