Media, finance news & independent thinking

Beyond the headline. Follow the evidence. Keep the freedom to revise.
Examine social media, financial news, propaganda, ownership, division and war claims. Trace event chains and documented influence, compare explanations and practise your own source checks.

40 lessons & exercises24 chapters14 workbook exercises18 figures · 40 sources

3 min · Media · 1. How news is made

The headline is not the beginning

Trace upstream conditions, decisions, information and coverage; test mechanisms without assuming every pattern has one controller.

3 min · Media · 1. How news is made

Who pays for attention?

Examine advertising, subscriptions, funding, data and distribution through specific organizations and disclosed dependencies.

3 min · Media · 1. How news is made

From an event to a news product

Follow a story from original evidence through sources, reporting, editing and repetition; count independent origins.

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