The Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Active Shooter Edition
Aug 1, 2014
The rampant misreporting that follows mass shootings is so predictable that OTM has looked at how news consumers can avoid getting bad information.
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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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Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Airline Edition
Jul 25, 2014A guide to reading and watching the news about a plane crash. -
The Breaking News Consumer's Handbook
Sep 20, 2013We've decided to bring you a list of best practices that will help you, the media consumer, weed out bad information the next time an event like this takes place.
