Your own reading routine
When to open the news, how much time to give it and which notifications you can safely switch off.
the world we live in: a magazine about reading the news calmly
The world we live in: how to read the news calmly
News reaches us all day long: in notifications, in feeds, in messages forwarded by friends. Our magazine does not add one more story to that stream. It helps you bring some order to it: decide how much to read and when, tell a report of a fact from someone else's take on it, and get to the original source before you share.
A well-informed person is not the one who has read the most, but the one who knows where each message came from.
Where to start
Genres and headlines
How a news story differs from a column, a review and advertorials, and why a headline sometimes promises more than the text delivers.
Reposts and the original source (in Russian)
How to follow a chain of retellings back and find whoever reported the event first.
The news and the people close to you
How to talk through forwarded messages with relatives and how to discuss the news with children without making them anxious.
Magazine sections
- Articles
The magazine's topics: reading routines, genres, headlines, photos out of context, reposts, children and the news. Plus the article catalogue.
- History
How news travelled from handwritten newsletters and the first regular newspaper of 1605 to feeds that refresh themselves.
- People
Who makes the news: the reporter, the editor, the photo editor, the fact-checker, the columnist and the reader who shares.
- Collections
Reading lists for anyone tired of the news, about to share a post, or wanting to talk it over with family.
- Events
Where people learn to read the news: library talks, school lessons, open workshops and conversations at home.
- Analysis
A headline taken apart using a neutral example, and what to check about a photo that arrives without a caption.
- Archive
The magazine's sections and what is known about the old addresses on this domain.
A calmer feed in five steps
Set aside time for the news
Two short windows a day, one in the morning and one towards evening, usually give you the same picture as checking in every ten minutes, but take far less out of you.
Turn off unnecessary notifications
Keep alerts only where urgency matters, such as high wind warnings or changes to your train timetable. Everything else can wait for your news window.
Choose two or three reliable sources
Go by signs rather than habit: authors and dates are given, corrections are flagged and facts are kept separate from commentary.
Check the original source before reposting
Before you forward a message, find out who reported the event first and what exactly was said. Sometimes it takes a minute, and then there is no need to forward it at all.
Take breaks from the news
An evening or a weekend without your feed does not make you less informed: you will still hear about everything that truly matters after the pause, and your mind gets a rest.
Common questions in brief
Are you a news outlet?
No. We do not publish news or run a news feed. The magazine is about how reading the news works, not about the events themselves.
Do you cover contentious public issues?
No. The magazine is strictly non-political. All our examples are neutral: a weather forecast, a match score, a scientific discovery, a city festival, a new gadget or the health of a pet cat.
Can you recommend which publications to read?
We do not compile lists or rate publications. Instead, we offer criteria you can use to choose sources yourself: authorship, dates, correction notices and a clear line between facts and opinions.
Can I send you a news story?
No, we do not publish news and do not accept reports of events. If you have a question about how to check a message, take a look at the Analysis and Collections sections.
About the project
Mirvkotorommyzivem is an independent magazine about news hygiene. This domain used to host a repost feed on a blogging platform, and was later used for unrelated advertising. The magazine has no connection to either, does not restore their posts and does not continue the topics of earlier posts. The name came to us along with the domain.
We write about reading habits, not about events: genres and headlines, notifications and subscriptions, uncaptioned photos and talking about the news within the family. We do not invent studies or figures, do not diagnose anyone and do not name publications or services.
Related sections
- Articles
The magazine's topics: reading routines, genres, headlines, photos out of context, reposts, children and the news. Plus the article catalogue.
- Analysis
A headline taken apart using a neutral example, and what to check about a photo that arrives without a caption.
- Collections
Reading lists for anyone tired of the news, about to share a post, or wanting to talk it over with family.
Sources
- Encyclopedic sources on the history of print
- Library materials on media literacy
- Materials from media literacy education projects
The magazine draws on general principles of media literacy and encyclopedic knowledge of the history of print. How feeds work, notification settings and menu names in your apps may differ from the general descriptions given here.