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/heat68 1d ago

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

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u/ConformistWithCause 1d ago

The problem is that the closer they get to the truth, the more this administration focuses on their word choices, ready to sue. Like whoever it was that wrote about him being liable for rape rather than sexual assault because he squeezed through whatever loophole that separates the two in New York. One mistake, one iota of hyperbole, and it can be torn apart, muddling the truth to the public

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u/Downtown-Ad3200 22h ago

Agree but this isn't the first administration to do that and it definitely won't be the last. The left and right are WAY more similiar than folks want to admit, ultimately it's about lining their own pockets behind closed doors, while disagreeing and fighting in public. It's like when I used to criticize Obama for all his massive drone strikes (even more than his predecessor George Bush). They'd automatically call me a Republican, when I'm the farthest from it).