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#591094 - 03/04/13 04:51 PM Current news stories
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I get my news from the Internet. But am constantly flummoxed regarding the reporting.

An example here from an NBC affiliate about a young boy who dies

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Bullied-Boy-Dies-in-Hospital-Family-194722531.html

First we are enticed to the article by the "bullying" label, then the article gives absolutely no information regarding if indeed he was being bullied. Just that two boys were in a fight with I'm on the playground.

This is from an NBC piece but other sources do the same thing.

Herein this , all that is established is that the by has died possibly as the result of the fight.

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#591098 - 03/04/13 05:29 PM Re: Current news stories [Re: MrB]
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Hmm. I think you need to read the article again. Make sure you follow the link in the first sentence of the article too.
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#591101 - 03/04/13 06:02 PM Re: Current news stories [Re: Reboot]
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Took da woids right off'n my keyboard, bruddah.
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#591111 - 03/04/13 08:32 PM Re: Current news stories [Re: MrB]
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Originally Posted By: MrB
I get my news from the Internet. But am constantly flummoxed regarding the reporting.


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#591158 - 03/05/13 11:13 AM Re: Current news stories [Re: Reboot]
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Missed that particular link, but I had read a couple other stories about this before I t to this one. I still think, they could have investigate further to determin if the boy was bullied or was just in a fight. This is not make light of his death.

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#591159 - 03/05/13 11:21 AM Re: Current news stories [Re: steveg]
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This was one example of many where the reporting is lax and they use a headline garnered from current headlines. bruddah

Also, often, an article will have links embedded between paragraphs referring to barely connected stories that have little to do with the current one. Seems CNN often does this.

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#591162 - 03/05/13 11:42 AM Re: Current news stories [Re: MrB]
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The story and links within supported and expanded the headline. The content tracked in a linear way all the way through. So I still don't see what your problem is with this article. But it's your problem, so carry on, bruddah.
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#591204 - 03/06/13 01:36 AM Re: Current news stories [Re: steveg]
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Well all the school fights I seen , involved at lease 1 school bully , so fights were related to bullying.

Not sure where MrB is going ?
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#591212 - 03/06/13 03:53 AM Re: Current news stories [Re: carp]
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The Headline mentioned Bullying. But the article gave no good evidence that the child was bullied. Except that the child's parents said he was being bullied. But thatwas enough for the media outlet to put it into the headline. bullying is a hot topic currently.

This one piece is but an example of much that is on Internet news. I believe thswas NBC, but I'm not singling them out as others do the same.

I've always thought that the body of the article was to back up and give details of the headlines. Hey, maybe I'm wrong here.

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#591219 - 03/06/13 05:19 AM Re: Current news stories [Re: MrB]
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My point Dave is that the fight was because of a bully = hence he was being bullied.

Yes I agree they news could have said that - maybe they thought it is common sense any school fight is a form of bulling and there was no need to mention that part ? ?

I dunno;
Maybe a - assumed omission ?
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