Same world. Different ways in.
Some days you want the whole story. Some days you want to know where that claim came from. Choose a format and open a case with the crew.
These are interactive reading and decision-making series. Each case brings its own sources, media references and something for you to try.
Follow the story
The Group Chat
Somebody sent a screenshot. Now everybody has a plan.
Start inside a conversation between neighbors. What looks like a personal mess leads to a bigger question about who decides, who gets heard and what the group should do next.
Rafa Wait, is tonight cancelled?
Gia Who posted the original?
Mateo I’m still here setting up.
What do we actually know yet?
The event is cancelled. Or is it?Cases to open
- The screening might be offA cropped clip interrupts setup. Gia has a shift. Mateo has a room full of chairs.
- The room is closing earlyOne schedule change reaches the bookshop, the study group and people coming after work.
- The practice did not go to planDec gets stuck. Anika’s first explanation might be missing something.
Investigate a claim
Receipts
Open the original. The caption can wait.
Trace a claim back to the document, image or complete clip behind it. Compare what the evidence shows with what people are saying, then explain the difference without adding another rumor.
The claim What people say happened.
The source What the original supports.
The gap What still needs checking.
Which part can the source actually support?
Can a convincing picture prove it?Cases to open
- The image looks convincingSeparate a persuasive picture from evidence of a particular event.
- The recommendation has a sponsorLook for the relationship behind the recommendation and the disclosure people can see.
- Where did that number come from?Follow a budget claim into the document before repeating the headline.
Read before deciding
Terms & Conditions
You clicked yes. Let’s read what that means.
Work through everyday agreements and systems with someone who has a reason to care. Read the actual language, separate a general rule from an exception and figure out which question to ask before acting.
Before the yes
Who gets what?Read the scope. Check the exceptions. Ask about the part you cannot explain.
Is this a law, a policy or something you agreed to?
Who did Rafa give access to?Cases to open
- Help with tuition. Access to what?Rafa wants his family involved without treating every account as an open door.
- The rental rule needs a closer lookCheck the place, document and process before assuming a lease term answers everything.
- The title says internLook past the title and examine how the work is actually structured.
Build a response
PR Emergency
The statement is due. The story is still changing.
Step into the response with the crew. Work out what can be confirmed, hear the people affected and draft something they can use. Then ask whether the response changed understanding or just collected views.
Working statement
We got this part wrong.Here is the correction.
Here is what changes now.
What will someone know or do differently after this update?
The recap blamed the wrong peopleCases to open
- We need to correct the recapA confident explanation caused a real misunderstanding. Deleting the post is only one part of the response.
- Two minutes at the microphoneTurn a personal concern into a specific, supported request.
- The easy line leaves something outCompare obligations and consequences before choosing what to say.
A story we should look into?
A confusing form, a campus decision, a clip everyone is arguing about. Start with what happened and the part you want to understand.
Draft a pitchStart with the Casebook 1 storyline