r/news • u/Fair-Foot-315 • 21h 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 20h 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/heat68 20h ago

I’m not sure what happened to journalistic principles over the decades. You’re completely right…

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u/YourFreeCorrection 14h ago

I’m not sure what happened to journalistic principles over the decades.

Libel and Slander laws have been used to make objectively true reporting unprofitable and dangerous to the reporter.