(October 24, 2020 at 3:47 pm)onlinebiker Wrote:(October 24, 2020 at 3:14 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Since the man was plainly obsessed with violence - regardless of what he was actually charged with - the presence of weapons in the van seems germane to the story. Lawn mowing and mum’s birthday aren’t really relevant to a story about a man with fantasies about murder, child rape and mass killings, so no, I wouldn’t report them.
Again: would leaving the guns out of the story entirely be biased journalism?
Boru
I'll answer that when you answer my question - why does the story title lead with the one thing that was NOT a chargable offense?
I thought I’d answered that already, but maybe not. I’ll answer it now: Pure sensationalism.
Your turn.
Boru
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