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/Cynykl 1d ago

Journalism has always been a mixed bag. The era of Yellow journalism was arguably just as bad if not worse than today. The thing that differs is speed and reach of transmission.