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How to REALLY read the news and understand DISINFORMATION
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48 students

How to REALLY read the news and understand DISINFORMATION

By a formar WAR reporter and HUMINT operative
Created byHuman Hackademy
Last updated 12/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Understanding how media functions as a business (and how that impacts the stories you see)
  • Recognizing hidden biases and manipulative tactics in news reporting
  • Dissecting disinformation campaigns and learning how they’re created
  • Developing the tools to critically and confidently interpret the news

Course content

5 sections37 lectures2h 27m total length
  • Introduction3:24
  • My Personal Relationship with Journalism and Media5:42
  • The Two Schools of Journalism2:40
  • A brief History6:38

    Trace the evolution of journalism from a watchdog challenging power to the digital era of citizen and influencer reporting, highlighting disinformation, speed, and the struggle for accuracy.

Requirements

  • No experience needed. Open mind and curiosity only!

Description

Feeling manipulated by sensational headlines and biased reporting?

Welcome to How to Really Read the News - the ultimate course for anyone who want to:

- see through the noise

- uncover the hidden agendas

- understand what’s happening in the world

- have the power to make informed decisions


Why This Course Matters

We’re living in an era of mass disinformation, where every headline is designed to provoke clicks, outrage, or blind allegiance.

Trust in traditional media is at an all-time low, and the ability to critically analyze the news is no longer optional.This course is your gateway to:


>> Understanding how media functions as a business (and how that impacts the stories you see)

>> Recognizing hidden biases and manipulative tactics in news reporting

>> Dissecting disinformation campaigns and learning how they’re created

>> Developing the tools to critically and confidently interpret the news


I will give you the TOOLS to think and analyze by yourself your news environment.

>> I'm not sharing my opinions on current EVENTS

>>  I'm giving you PRACTICAL tools to read the news from various angles.


In this course, you'll learn how to:

- Spot hidden angles and biases.

- Recognize omissions that distort the truth.

- Decode emotional manipulation in media.

- Break free from repeated narratives shaping public opinion.


So you’ll never again:

- Be misled by sensational headlines.

- Fall victim to fake news or disinformation.

- Accept media narratives at face value.



Who this course is for:

  • Everyone
  • OSINT analyst
  • Intelligence Analyst
  • Journalist
  • Investigative journalist