Reading the News
One Interview Cannot Tell You What Everyone Thinks
Read a person’s account as evidence of their experience while checking what supports broader claims about a neighbourhood, profession or country.
CONTEXT FOR EVERYDAY CURIOSITY
Reading the News
Reading the News
An Embargo Sets a Publication Time, Not a Verdict on the Evidence
Understand why several outlets publish the same research at once, and separate an embargo’s timing rule from the strength of the underlying evidence.
Reading the News
Read the Legend Before Trusting a Colour-Coded Map
A dark patch on a map can represent several different things. Check the measure, colour scale, missing data and boundaries before sharing it.
Reading the News
A Shortened Quote Needs the Sentence Around It
Check a shortened quotation against its surrounding words so an omission does not silently change the speaker’s meaning.
Reading the News
Provisional Figures Need a Date and a Route to the Revision
Provisional statistics can be useful without being final. Keep their release date, revision status, and comparison series visible when reading the news.