Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth. (Proverbs 26:20)

You may find these six tips to improve your newswriting and how to use verbs and adjectives wisely handy for analysing journalistic texts. Here too is a short article on objectivity and news reporting, plus a handout on how to detect bias in the news. Finally, here's something on why people lie. The final paragraph sums it up to a tee!