Behind the scenes·8 min read
Inside the curation pipeline: how a headline gets into the game
From RSS feed to playable round in roughly two minutes of human time. A look at how we keep the content honest.
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Tips·5 min read
Five quick rules for not getting fooled by online news
A short, practical checklist for separating signal from noise in your feed, distilled from a few thousand player guesses.
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Industry·7 min read
Why vague headlines win: an attention economy primer
Editors don’t write misleading headlines because they enjoy lying. They write them because the metrics reward it. Here’s how the incentives actually work.
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Media literacy·6 min read
The anatomy of a clickbait headline
Five mechanical tricks that turn an ordinary news story into a click magnet — and what to watch for once you know them.
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