Breaking News Consumer's Handbook
ON THE MEDIA'S BREAKING NEWS CONSUMER'S HANDBOOKS
Breaking news reporting often gets essential facts wrong. In fact, the rampant misreporting can be so common as to be predictable. And so, On the Media has developed formulas (with the help of experts) for how to spot spotty coverage.
Rather than counting on news outlets to get it right, we're looking at the other end. We have some tips for how to sort good information from bad -- whether the breaking news is about a tragic mass shooting or a stock market crash, an epidemic or a rash of election polls. Below is our collection of Breaking News Consumer's Handbooks, and it's growing all the time. Each one comes with a printable PDF that you can tape to your wall the next time you encounter a big news event.
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Feb 10, 2017How to be a savvy consumer of protest news.
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Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Fake News Edition
Nov 18, 2016How to sort the truthful from the troublesome. -
#5: Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Poverty in America Edition
Oct 28, 2016When reporting on poverty, the media fall into familiar traps. How to steer clear of stereotypes and seek insight. -
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Islamophobia Edition
Sep 9, 2016A guide to navigating the Islamophobic ignorance, fear and hate-mongering in today's media. -
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Election Polls Edition, Part 2
Sep 2, 2016We warned before against taking general election polls too seriously, too early. So, what about now? Harry Enten of FiveThirtyEight explains how much to read into polls -- and when. -
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Migration Edition (At Home)
Jul 29, 2016Professor Doug Massey walks us through the myths and misconceptions surrounding immigration in America for Part Two of our Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Migration Edition. -
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Migration Edition (Abroad)
Jul 29, 2016Debunking the myths and quelling the fears surrounding migration. -
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Military Coup Edition
Jul 22, 2016Coup attempts don't come up that often. But when they do, be prepared with these tips for avoiding the war of narratives. -
Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Celebrity Expert Edition
Dec 25, 2015Toxins, gluten, fad diets, cleanses...and how to separate fact from fiction.