Reading, most of us learn about news through the mass media, but can we just believe news? As IT is presented, the two news reports and the article below encourage you to be a critical news reader. Before you read the news reports and the article, think about the following questions. Do you believe everything you read in the news report, why or why not? What do you think makes a critical news reader . be a critical news reader? Firefighters put out tower block fire. Firefighters quickly put out the henderson tower fire last night, the fire, which is thought to have started from the eight four, spread quickly through the tower block on sunday night, leaving people on on the upper force trapped. Fears grow that the number of deaths could reach five, according to figures released by emergency service, fire engines and ambuLances called at nine thirty P, M. Reach the scene within fifteen minutes. By this time, the fire had extended to the fifteen. Four firefighters got the situation under control around the seven PM. There is concern that the construction company that built the tower block had not followed fire safety rules. Deadly fire and tower block causes serious damage. A terrible fire broke out on sunday night, leaving the handers and tower seriously damaged. Emergency services estimate that the number of deaths could reach nine by this morning. Four people have been confirmed dead. The fire has also left dozens of people injured, five of whom are in a critical condition. Lisa mayor, twenty nine, is among the lucky ones who only suffered minor injuries. He recalled, I was about to have a bath when I heard people screaming and dogs barking. I looked outside and the smoke was choking me. IT was like an awful dream. mr. Peterson, head of the fire service, confirms that a dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the eight hour started the fire and that the automatic fire alarms did not go off quickly enough to prevent the disaster. A team is currently investigating the accident further. Reading news reports critically, we rely on news to learn about what is happening in the world around us. However, we usually find that reports on the same events contain different or even contradictory information. How do these differences come about? IT is advisable to remember that journalists may have different priorities, which would influence how they for an event. Let's take the two news reports on the henderson and tower fire as an example. We can see that the first news report pays more attention to the rescue efforts, while the second talks more about deaths, injuries. When we read more than one report, we come to understand an event in a more comprehensive way. Even if news reports are written from basically the same perspective, they may contradict each other in terms of factual details, as events in the real world are usually complicated and constantly changing, for instance, the numbers of deaths differ in the two news reports on the hinders son tower fire. When we come across such factual differences, we should not rush to the conclusion that one of the news reports gives false information. Instead, check when the reports were written. News reports written at different stages of an event could contain different information as new facts are brought to light. Another aspect worthy i've mention is that journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently. Suppose emergency services estimates of the number of deaths vary between five and nine. Journalists may choose to present the minimum, the maximum, or something in between in their news reports. Therefore, checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed conclusion. To sum up, IT is wise to read news reports written from various perspectives and at different stages, which brings us a more accurate understanding of the situation. We also need to be critical about the information we receive and remember not to blindly trust what we have read. Though journalists are committed to presenting the truth, IT is Better to use our own judgment than rely entirely on newsroom orts. With great discrimination, every one of us has the potential to be a critical news reader.