Overcoming Bias: A Journalist’s Guide to Culture & Context

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedicatio Table of Contents Preface Audience The Book’s Format and Features Acknowledgments 1 Context, Culture and Cognition: Making the Case for Reflective Practice in Journalism 2 Habits of Thought: How Cognitive Processes Influence Journalistic Practice 3 Encountering the News: How the Mind Organizes and Interprets Information – and How Story Ideas Get Lost in the Process 4 Story without Stereotype: How Stereotypes May Influence Reporting in Stealthy Ways – and What to Do about It 5 Understanding Culture, Understanding Sources: How Social Groups Serve as Lenses for Looking at the World 6 Training the Reporter’s Eye: What Attracts Journalists’ Attention Can Influence How They Portray Events and Explain Behaviors 7 Critical Decisions before Deadline: Why Even Experienced Journalists Neglect Certain Facts and What to Do About It 8 The Power of Words and Tone: When Words Suggest Unintended Meanings 9 Attribution, Images and Editing without Bias: When to Include Data, What Images Communicate and How to Determine Cause 10 Addressing Negativity: How to Manage Hate Speech, Hostile Sources and Misinformation 11 Journalism and Reflective Practice: Cultivating an Open Mind Index