News vs Narrative

News reports events—earthquake, vote, trial verdict. Narrative connects them into hero-villain arcs spanning months.

Narratives help memory but oversimplify. 'Everything is decline' and 'everything is progress' both sell books.

Watch for narrative fit: when new facts are ignored because they do not fit the season storyline.

Long-form journalism can hold nuance; minute-by-minute Twitter cannot.

Keep a timeline notebook for complex topics—your own narrative, evidence-based.

Fiction teaches narrative power; consume some to spot manipulation in news.

Tribe-belief and propaganda pieces extend.