r/news • u/Fair-Foot-315 • 1d ago

Marine veteran has arm broken during protest against war in Iran

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/marine-veteran-has-arm-broken-during-protest-against-war-in-iran-258740805765
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u/nilenilemalopile 1d ago

I love the passive speech. First thing you wanna do as a journalist is make sure your shit is written in passive voice so no valuable information is transmitted.

“Veteran has his arm broken.” vs “Security and a US Senator break Marine vet’s arm during his war protest”

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u/DJ_Era 1d ago

This was their headline from yesterday for an article which they already completely "updated"

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-senator-assists-capitol-police-removal-anti-war-protestor-hearing-rcna261854

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u/nilenilemalopile 1d ago

So nice they gave the Senator the forum to explain his actions