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How to Find the Full Interview Behind a News Story

How to Find the Full Interview Behind a News Story

A news article can carry one sharp sentence for days. It may be accurate, yet it can leave the part that gives it meaning outside the frame. To find full interview material, treat the quoted line as a lead, not a conclusion. A few words can come from a 45-minute...
How to Spot Unsupported Claims in a News Lead

How to Spot Unsupported Claims in a News Lead

A news lead can set a conclusion in place before the evidence comes into view. That makes the first paragraph worth slowing down for, especially when unsupported claims arrive in confident language. An unsupported claim isn’t automatically false. It may be...
How to read a news timeline during a developing event

How to read a news timeline during a developing event

A developing story can look orderly even when the facts are not. A news timeline may show a neat sequence of posts, statements, and updates, but chronological order doesn’t prove that one event caused another. We need to read each entry as a record of what was...