Local library to remove 5,000 books.
What would you think if you saw that headline?
It sounds like a lot of books are about to disappear. But a headline can leave out important context — and that can change the way we understand a story.
Take a look at the example below. Then ask yourself: What else would I want to know before deciding what this story means?
Illustration: A fictional example
The headline wasn’t false. It just wasn’t the whole story.
A headline catches our attention. The story gives us the context.
World News Day project “WHAT’S [REAL] NEWS ANYWAY” coordinated by the World Teenage Reporting Alliance
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