How to read news? – Part II

Breaking News “Five people injured in a road accident”…. Breaking News “Foreign Minister will visit China next week”…. Breaking News “An elephant died in Lahore zoo”…. and many more. Each news comes up as breaking news these days. To get the attention of audience; media has changed the concept of news bulletins and people listen to them very curiously because simple news is presented to them under the tag of breaking news. It is a very common action that when people hear or read news they pass the information to the next person. But here two common mistakes lead to misconception. One is spreading news without investigating and second is adding something more to the actual news. Thus simple news becomes breaking news. Be more aware of your surroundings and be good at spreading the NEWS.

  • Read more and more

For exploring the actual facts you need to read more and more. Newspaper, news blogs and forums are good source to get the maximum information.

  • Beware of gossips

There are very few magazines that print actual news but mostly are found full of gossips and wrong information. Gossips are just for the entertainment and should not be believed so beware of spreading rumors.

  • Ask People and Listen to Different Views

Do not always trust on a single person. But whenever you have some latest news or information share with different people and get their views. Information from one source may have biases and personal interests that may create misperceptions.

  • Headlines are not enough

Do not pass partial information. Whenever we see newspaper we just read headlines. Reading headlines only is not enough because it just gives you the small idea about latest news and without reading full description your information remains incomplete.

  • Every news is not a breaking news

Now a day “Breaking news” is just taken as a tool to stop you while switching between channels. This word is actually used to emphasize the importance of soft news stories.


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