“Journalists are in general a bunch of insecure overachievers, so being in one ‘room’ with your ‘peers’ giving you constant feedback and information creates a truly awful petri dish in which the most terrible forms of groupthink thrive,” says Polgreen. “It can be very hard to resist for reporters, which makes it tough for editors to reorient their... See more
Categories and Sample Questions for Media Decoding
An exploration of media decoding, developing habits of inquiry, and critical thinking, with categories and sample questions to analyze the authenticity and impact of various media messages.