News Cycles
The First Alert Is a Snapshot, Not a Timeline
Learn how to read an early news alert without mistaking a partial sequence for a settled timeline, and track what…
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Explore explainers on the rhythms of news, the choices behind a headline and the questions that help readers stay oriented as a story changes.
Story Frames
Two Headlines, One Report: What the Verb Changes
Compare two headlines about one report by tracing each verb to its source, so you can spot shifts in certainty…
Source Checks
Who Saw It, Who Recorded It, Who Repeated It?
Trace a news claim’s source chain to separate direct observation from later retellings, and see which parts of a…
Context
The Missing Scale in a Newsworthy Number
Learn how to read a newsworthy number by checking its time span, comparison point and unit, so the figure means more…
Uncertainty
A Developing Story, Read Before You Share
A developing story checklist helps you decide what to share now, what to hold back and how to correct your wording as…