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  3. Complicating The Narratives Toolkit

The Four Pillars

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Complicating the Narratives Toolkit

Course Content
  • I. Introduction (20m)
    • Why Journalists Need to Complicate the Narrative
    • Is CTN Right for Me?
    • The Four Pillars
  • II. Pillar One: Listen Differently (15m)
    • Introduction
    • How to Loop
    • Story Annotation
  • III. Pillar Two: Go Beneath the Problem (20m)
    • Introduction
    • The 22 Questions
    • Interview Using Looping and the 22 Questions
    • Q&A with Jessica Boehm: Using the 22 Questions to Go Beneath the Problem
  • IV. Pillar Three: Embrace Complexity (25m)
    • Introduction
    • Strategies for Embracing Complexity
    • Q&A with John D'Anna: Incorporating Complexity
    • CTN Story Recipe
    • Story Annotation
  • V. Pillar Four: Counter Confirmation Bias (15m)
    • Introduction
    • Strategies for Countering Confirmation Bias
    • Case Study: Laconia Daily Sun
  • VI. Conclusion (15m)
    • Additional Tools
    • Worksheets and Resources
    • Takeaways
    • Request a Workshop
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PETIT GUIDE A L'USAGE DES JOURNALISTES QUI COUVRENT LES SUJETS CLIVANTS (FR)

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