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Read the sentence
doing too much.
An article can get its facts right and still do something slippery. Read what it says, what it implies, and what it leaves out. Then give the flaw a story of its own.
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First Copy
Make the framing or reasoning visible through thoughtful satire, with the source close by.
Open First Copy 02Errata
Identify a problem or omission and supply the wording, evidence or context to repair it.
Open Errata 03Galley
Scrutinise our reading too. Quote the piece, test its premise, and explain your objection.
Open GalleyIllustrative example
The survey that found everyone agreed.
A fictional headline and response. No real outlet, article or survey is being quoted.
Open each part to follow the idea.
01 / The invented source“The whole campus backs longer library hours.”
A story cites twelve people interviewed at the library after 10 pm. What can that sample actually tell us?
02 / First Copy · satireNight owls confirm: everyone is a night owl.
An exhaustive survey of people still awake has settled the question of whether anyone needs sleep. Those asleep were unavailable for comment.
03 / Errata · evidence scrutinyFor “the whole campus”, read “the twelve students interviewed”.
Keep the useful testimony. Name the sampling limit. Ask what commuters, staff and students who left early would add.
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How to participate
Bring your part.
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Bring the original
Choose an article, report or public statement. Link it and identify the passage you are examining.
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Choose your treatment
Write satire in First Copy or a specific repair in Errata. They are independent contributions, not a compulsory sequence.
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Keep your own copy open
Use Galley to question a reading, add context, or challenge the joke’s premise. A newsroom can bring a shared editorial practice.
A sharp joke should survive a careful reading.
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