Thursday, April 10, 2014

Possibly a Possible Shooting? A possibility.....

One of the things that really irritates the Maven is when the media feels the need to explain and parenthetically describe events that most, normal people can easily understand. 


A "possible" shooting. Does that mean it might not be a shooting?
 WANE TV's own news story describes a man in the hospital with a bullet in his leg and also an shot up apartment.  So, why muddy up the story with the superfluous word "possible"? Why not just say police are investigating two shootings? If the round left the barrel, it's a shooting. Sorry TV folks, it's just that simple. 

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  1. Bob G.April 12, 2014 at 6:42 AM

    FWMM:
    I agree. These are all ACTUAL shootings.
    I have to laugh at the script these "reporters" read.
    A REAL journalist would know the difference.

    The level of ambiguity obviously knows NO boundaries in this city.
    (pandering to the low-information people out there?)

    Good call.

    Stay safe out there.

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