So I lurk a lot, both keep sane during the week, and to pick up some story ideas. I wanted to make this post a while ago and chickened out, but seeing that post about Maddow fawning over Biden's new dog made me want to try with this account again.
US media is absolutely a big-L Liberal institution. But you'd be surprised how many socialists, or socdems at least, write for smaller and mid-size newsrooms. So AMA about trying to be a reporter with leftist views in a decidedly anti-left racket, or about the inner workings of American news outlets that aren't CNN, MSNBC or Fox.
Have you ever bullied the weasels who write the passive voice police blotter?
Passive voice is pretty much enforced on everything to do with cops. "Accusing" cops of something in the active voice without absolute rock solid proof is a good way to get threatened with a libel suit.
Weasels. I hate it.
Cops fire gun, people get hit by bullet. Related? Maybe.
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Why not just use "allegedly" like they do for everyone else?
Saying "a police officer allegedly shot someone" isn't really the issue. It's that the cops get pissy about reporters writing that they've shot someone, even allegedly, before they've had a chance to get out in front of it with their own "context" and official statements. Push too hard and you could get sued, or lose access to sources, or even get your ass beat. It's a hard hurdle to jump unless you happen to be there filming as the cop shoots someone. It's why cops have started arresting reporters at protests or getting chud local governments to throw out press privileges when covering the cop beat.