By: o.h.
There is a passive voice in the lede, but it isn’t “what appeared to be,” which is active voice. “[W]ife was … beaten” is indeed passive voice, but since the alternative is “man who fatally beat his...
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The core problem here, eluding everyone including journalists, is trying to stretch “hate crime” to fit violence within an ethnic group, rather than the original concept of a crime across ethnic...
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It appears that modern journalism has a series of narratives and/or “metanarratives” that information must conform to. Anything that does not conform to these narratives is not really “fit to print.”
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I think that the biggest issue is really time. It is just more recognizable that a killing is notable right after it happens than months later. On the other hand, there may be some hesitancy by some in...
View ArticleBy: Deacon John M. Bresnahan
The conventional wisdom in the media is that all religions are the same and willing to use violence against those of other religions or those who don’t fully embrace their own religion. And the media...
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Can’t find it now, but yesterday I read some analysis of reporting on the increasing attacks on Christians around the world. The writer criticized the reports as Christians wanting to adopt...
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