Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: [OT] More pathetic journalism Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 17:51:18 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 27 Message-ID: <20240509175118.000013ea@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 23:51:20 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3616171a95f647eea88a1e2e61f9f533"; logging-data="897575"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/nSJ+THtBeRqTVRHBag2a483KkAn6fZ0U=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:L6i/V4gurmWjWe4JE1wVnQ7rswM= X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240509-4, 5/9/2024), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Bytes: 2138 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. -- Rhino