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Re:It's easy to screw up on breaking news. But you have to a... by bendhoefs on Friday October 20, 2023 @09:46AM (#37955914)
At this moment there is still a headline up on BBC: Hospital Blast in Gaza City Kills Hundreds - Health Officials.

In addition to the problems Nate mentions with this wording a reasonable person could think that these "health officials" are a disinterested party, rather than what they are, an appendage of the Hamas run government.

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Re:It's easy to screw up on breaking news. But you have to a... by bombcar on Friday October 20, 2023 @10:47AM (#37956850)
Maybe it was always the case, but it feels like reporting what people say instead of what happened (independently verified) is way, way up.

Most people looking at that headline will take away that a hospital exploded, and the clear implications from it. Reading the article won't really dissuade you from that.

I don't even really thing it's entirely malicious (which is part of the problem), it's the absolute desire to get the "scoop" in a world where everything is broadcast live on Xitter.

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