Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate
by ncallaway on Monday October 23, 2023 @12:18AM
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> but not that newsworthy.
It may be expected, but I disagree that it's not newsworthy. If a sharp-rise is newsworthy, then it's also important to inform people of the sharp-drop. Even if it makes sense to expect a sharp-drop after an anomalous sharp-rise, if you only report the sharp-rise then you leave people misinformed about the current situation.
I think it's fine to complain about the framing of the article, but I think the fact itself is newsworthy.
Re:Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate
by lostmsu on Monday October 23, 2023 @01:41AM
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Technically right, but using "historic" instead of "pre-COVID" is a form of propaganda targeted to people who don't pay attention, and is rightly flagged.
It may be expected, but I disagree that it's not newsworthy. If a sharp-rise is newsworthy, then it's also important to inform people of the sharp-drop. Even if it makes sense to expect a sharp-drop after an anomalous sharp-rise, if you only report the sharp-rise then you leave people misinformed about the current situation.
I think it's fine to complain about the framing of the article, but I think the fact itself is newsworthy.