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Open News Spotlight — Sources — 7 min read

Read the news with your bearings intact

Open News Spotlight helps readers follow the trail from headline to source, separate fact from inference and keep a developing story in proportion.

The Link Beneath the Link: Finding a Report’s Original SourceAll articles →
Desk with documents, a magnifying glass, a cup of coffee, and notes tracing a story's source chain in daylight

Open News Spotlight

A route through the topics

5 · 30 min read

  1. 01 · 7 min readThe Link Beneath the Link: Finding a Report’s Original Source
  2. 02 · 5 min readOne Story, One Reading Window: A Weekly Follow-Up Routine
  3. 03 · 6 min readThe Screenshot Is Not the Whole Claim
  4. 04 · 6 min readFrom Morning Paper to Pocket Feed: How News Formats Changed
  5. 05 · 6 min readAlert, Bulletin or Full Report: What Each Format Leaves Out

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Our point of view

A headline is a starting point, not the whole story.

We look for the source, the scope of each claim and the details that can change its meaning. Readers should be able to see what is known and what remains open.

  1. The Link Beneath the Link: Finding a Report’s Original Source
  2. Alert, Bulletin or Full Report: What Each Format Leaves Out
  3. From Morning Paper to Pocket Feed: How News Formats Changed

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