• Kalash@feddit.ch
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    10 months ago

    Sure, we don’t know what actually happened because everyone interview could have been lying. That’s not the point.

    The headline and first paragraph, which acts as a summary are editorialized. That means they are inentionally hyperbolic and try to make the story as “shocking” as possible, because that gives you clicks.

    Unfortunatly that is all most people read as is evident by this comment section.

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      10 months ago

      Just because it’s a story you don’t like doesn’t make it shock journalism…

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        10 months ago

        True, my personal feelings about the story do in fact not change how this article was written.

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            10 months ago

            “identified as” would be more appropriate. But it’s really almost all journalism these days.