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    What is wrong with this picture Chicago Tribune!!

    First the headline:


    Lootings spread into neighborhoods as Chicago sees one of its most violent weekends with more than 80 shot

    Then this taken from the body of the article:

    It capped a weekend that was one of the most violent in recent years in Chicago, with more than 80 people shot, nearly 20 of them killed.


    This is NOT REPORTING!

    This is NOT helpful!!
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  • #2
    Originally posted by Gregg View Post
    First the headline:


    Lootings spread into neighborhoods as Chicago sees one of its most violent weekends with more than 80 shot

    Then this taken from the body of the article:

    It capped a weekend that was one of the most violent in recent years in Chicago, with more than 80 people shot, nearly 20 of them killed.


    This is NOT REPORTING!

    This is NOT helpful!!
    ??? Is something missing?
    If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011

    Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
    Martin Luther King, Jr.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall View Post
      ??? Is something missing?
      Yeah I read it over and over and couldn't figure it out either. What's wrong with it

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      • #4
        My guess is that most people will just read the headline and assume 80 people were KILLED. Then it circulates throughout the country that 80 people died.
        "I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."

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        • #5
          I was wondering if it's the use of the word "capped"?
          It certainly feels that way. But I'm distrustful of that feeling and am curious about evidence.

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          • #6
            A Mystery wrapped in an enigma...….my favorite kind
            If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011

            Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
            Martin Luther King, Jr.

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            • #7
              I don’t get it either.

              “Shot” does not mean “killed.”

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              • #8
                Is that just an average weekend in Chicago ? Is that the issue ?
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall View Post
                  ??? Is something missing?
                  Yup, I'm stumped, too. This looks pretty factual to me - yes, there were lootings. Yes, they spread into neighborhoods. Yes, those numbers (sadly) look accurate. And, yes, even for Chicago, those numbers are high.

                  I'm guessing the picture(s) will be pretty sensationalistic.
                  I'm just here for the baseball.

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                  • #10
                    How many people were shot?

                    How many people were killed?

                    Responsible reporting would give the actual number. This was written to exaggerate the numbers. More than 80 is that one more than 80, 5 more than 80? Nearly 20 means NOT 20.

                    What is wrong with saying 81 people shot with 18 killed? You know report facts.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Gregg View Post
                      How many people were shot?

                      How many people were killed?

                      Responsible reporting would give the actual number. This was written to exaggerate the numbers. More than 80 is that one more than 80, 5 more than 80? Nearly 20 means NOT 20.

                      What is wrong with saying 81 people shot with 18 killed? You know report facts.
                      Did they notate that in the article? If so, what's the issue--we should all be reading past the headlines anyway--right?
                      If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011

                      Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
                      Martin Luther King, Jr.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall View Post
                        Did they notate that in the article? If so, what's the issue--we should all be reading past the headlines anyway--right?
                        No sir. The first was the headline the second was in the body of the article.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Gregg View Post
                          No sir. The first was the headline the second was in the body of the article.
                          They think we're much smarter than we are then.
                          If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011

                          Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
                          Martin Luther King, Jr.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall View Post
                            They think we're much smarter than we are then.
                            Or they want you to think the problem is worse than it is.

                            And that is ridiculous as it is so so bad already. What about just giving accurate facts and letting us come to our own thoughts and conclusions?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Gregg View Post
                              Or they want you to think the problem is worse than it is.

                              And that is ridiculous as it is so so bad already. What about just giving accurate facts and letting us come to our own thoughts and conclusions?
                              well if 80 people are being shot in one weekend, and 20 killed, the problem is actually pretty damn bad, regardless of what language is being used to report it. I'd suggest that the media coverage of it is low on the "bad" list of things here.
                              It certainly feels that way. But I'm distrustful of that feeling and am curious about evidence.

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