Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: moviePig Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: [OT] More pathetic journalism Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 22:52:54 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: <20240509175118.000013ea@example.com> <20240509184813.00007d1c@example.com> Reply-To: nobody@nowhere.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 04:52:55 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="454e9ebce3da8913e436d565cd0dadb4"; logging-data="1197679"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+O9Eov+RB2N+6mq6zzWq0wq+ipwuqrDeI=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:RLE2qTPFn1iN70TBJnUr22YPQtw= In-Reply-To: <20240509184813.00007d1c@example.com> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2661 On 5/9/2024 6:48 PM, Rhino wrote: > On Thu, 9 May 2024 18:22:12 -0400 > moviePig wrote: > >> On 5/9/2024 5:51 PM, Rhino wrote: >>> I just saw this in the newspaper from my hometown. This is the >>> entire article: >>> >>> =============================================================== >>> Missing Waterloo child has been found >>> >>> Waterloo regional police say a missing 11-year-old from Waterloo has >>> been found. >>> >>> No further details have been released. >>> =============================================================== >>> >>> Could the geniuses at the police not have added ONE word to indicate >>> the condition of the child? You know, a word like "alive" or >>> "unharmed" or even "injured but expected to recover"? If I were the >>> family of this kid and saw this I'd be distraught wonder whether >>> the kid was alive or dead at the very least. >>> >>> What is the matter with the journalists? Could they not pick up the >>> fucking phone, call the police, and ASK before publishing? They >>> don't need to identify the kid or give any details but just SAY if >>> the kid is alive or not? The family could potentially see this >>> before the police call and tormenting them with incomplete >>> information is simply cruel - and lazy beyond belief. >> >> Why do you assume family and friends weren't notified? >> > If they WERE notified, the police would have even LESS reason to object > to reporting the status. Maybe there's a minimalist policy, to prolong an 11-year-old's privacy.