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Most People Only Read the Grabby Headline...

Justin Beach | Posted 01.16.2013 | Canada
Read More: Iran, Wmds, Journalism, Nuclear, Media, War, If It Bleeds It Leads, National Post, Headlines, Media Literacy, Reading Beyond the Headline, Inverted Pyramid, Poll, Canada News
Justin Beach

The way a news story is structured or what goes in the headline may have a profound effect on what people think they know about current events. For the casual news consumer, many of whom stopped reading this after the first few paragraphs, it is a good idea to carefully read the entire story when it comes to important issues.

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Watching the Watchdog: Stats Don't Lie, Political News Falls Short

Tim Knight | Posted 08.27.2012 | Canada
Read More: Newspapers, Long-Gun Registry, Omnibus Crime Bill, Inverted Pyramid, Canadian Tv, Media, Occupy Movement, Tweets, Samara Institute, Federal Government, Canadian Newspaper, Canadian Wheat Board, News, Occupiers and Legislators: A Snapshot of Political Media Coverage, Canada News
Tim Knight

Seems that when you spend an hour watching Canadian TV news stories about politics, you get only about 15 minutes of real information. These scary numbers come from the highly respected charitable Samara Institute today. Samara has spent months doing all the research, the number crunching, and the drawing of conclusions. Will the newsrooms listen? Probably not.

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