Submitted by byzvntine t3_11dan3c in pittsburgh
OllieFromCairo t1_ja7hxjk wrote
I really wish news organizations would stop with that baloney phrasing.
"Police kill woman in Pittsburgh's St. Clair neighborhood," is what actually happened.
BlueBunnie5 t1_ja7jtns wrote
…after she shot at officers
OllieFromCairo t1_ja7k7di wrote
Information they certainly could have chosen to include in the original headline too.
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Open_Philosopher8020 t1_ja7u487 wrote
Read the article next time, pivoting in real time makes you look like a clown
askmeaboutmysciatica t1_ja7l8vp wrote
Also relevant info, but still relevant and correct to say cops killed her. I don’t think anyone in this scenario would be mad at that.
SendAstronomy t1_ja7sy5y wrote
Jeez. It takes real effort to make a headline misleading in both directions.
blargsamerow t1_ja82d6c wrote
90% of journalism these days is coming up with a clickbait headline that will just piss people off
gruhfuss t1_ja884f8 wrote
It’s the best way to drive clicks. A lot of commercial journalism is just clicks and ad views now.
unforgiven91 t1_ja8cgkj wrote
assuming that the cops aren't lying about it
heili t1_ja8s54a wrote
Said police.
I'll wait for video.
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OllieFromCairo t1_ja7soqn wrote
The article says “She was shot and killed by police,” and gives context for why—she was shooting at the police, the police claim.
The ARTICLE is actually pretty good. The headline is not.
myhouseisabanana t1_ja7p2jw wrote
You’re forgetting a part
OllieFromCairo t1_ja7sg5w wrote
No, I am not. The headline writer might have forgotten the part you’re thinking of. I’m just editing what they wrote.
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