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Notes on reading the record.
Short essays on where claims come from and how sources are measured. Each one explains an idea in plain words and shows the evidence behind it.
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Short essays on how to read geopolitical events from the evidence: where claims come from, how sources are measured and why we describe rather than conclude.
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What an evidence-led reading of a geopolitical event looks like
Most coverage starts from a conclusion and collects support. An evidence-led reading starts from the record and sees how far it goes.
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Sources and record
Source reliability is a measurement, not a label
Calling an outlet trustworthy or biased settles an argument and ends the analysis. Measuring how it has performed keeps the analysis going.
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Why we do not publish verdicts
A verdict is the last step of an analysis. If the product supplies it, the reader loses the steps that would let them disagree.
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The silent edit: why headline revisions belong in the record
Published reporting is not fixed. Headlines and paragraphs change after release, and most readers never see the earlier version.
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Reading framing without reading minds
Word choice shapes what a report appears to claim. It can be examined closely without guessing at anyone’s intent.
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Corroboration is not repetition
Twelve outlets carrying the same claim can be twelve confirmations or one claim repeated twelve times. The difference is the whole point.
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