A Reminder to RTFA

LiThe Pew Hispanic Center recently issued a report, Through Boom and Bust: Minorities, Immigrants and Home Ownership which looks at the housing market over the last fifteen years and the relative rates of home ownship for the white, black, asian and hispanic populations.

While the report itself is worth your scrutiny, what is even more interesting is how the same report was headlined in different media outlets.

New York Times headline: Homeownership Losses Are Greatest Among Minorities, Report Finds

Wall Street Journal headline: Housing Boom Aided Minorities

Heh.

Most will probably read only the headline, and in most cases seek to validate their own opinion rather than take a measured and unbiased look at the report itself. So, be reminded that in all cases the reader should beware and:

RTFA (definition #1).

In this case, read both articles, then read the report itself. Form your own opinion.

h/t IMAO