How to Read the News - Episode 1
This series is all about giving you the tools to decode the news. We discover why journalists write stories 鈥榯he wrong way up鈥� and how that affects how we understand them.
When journalists tell stories, they rarely start at the beginning but instead with the latest development. Context comes towards the end. It鈥檚 called the 鈥榠nverted pyramid鈥�.
When scandal at the Confederation of British Industry hit the newspapers and boss Tony Danker was dismissed, he complained that articles didn鈥檛 state right at the start that he was not accused of the worst misconduct. If you didn鈥檛 make it much past the headlines, you might not realise that.
We discover why journalists write stories 鈥榯he wrong way up鈥�, how that affects how we understand them, and how that might change with new technology.
鈥楬ow to Read the News鈥� - this series is all about giving you the tools to decode the news.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Charlotte McDonald
Researchers: Beth Ashmead Latham, Kirsteen Knight
Editors: China Collins, Emma Rippon
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