Understanding Data in Reporting: A Reader's Guide to Numbers in the News
Averages, percentage points, and margins of error show up in the news constantly, and each one is easy to misread. Here's how our data desk approaches them.
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Notes on how we read the news
Longer explainers from our editorial team on media literacy, local reporting, and how to make sense of the numbers that show up in daily coverage.
Media Literacy in the Digital Age: A Practical Guide for Readers
A handful of habits that make it easier to tell solid reporting from spin, without needing a journalism degree to do it.
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How Local News Shapes Communities
School boards, zoning meetings, and city budgets rarely make national news, but they're often where local reporting matters most.
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