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CNN uses an innocent person's name for headlines

Ranb

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So CNN has an article on their front page about a murder and the suspect.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/30/us/c...rother-triple-slaying-charges-trnd/index.html
On the night of the shooting, a group of uninvited guests walked into a home and a fight began, authorities said. The fight led to the shooting and multiple people were hit.

Two people -- Delvaunte Johnson, 19, and Toshaun Banks, 21 -- died at the scene. A third person, Devaughn Gibson, 23, later died at a hospital.

Tevin Biles-Thomas is charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury in a December 31, 2018, fatal shooting in Cleveland. The charges were announced in a joint statement from Cleveland Police and the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.
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The above quote is the details of the incident.
But the article was headlined on CNN's front page as Simone Biles' brother charged in 3 killings

What kind of bull **** is this? Do they really hate Simone Biles enough to drag her into this? Probably not. But they are willing to drag her name into it to get reader attention to their website for the ad revenue.

CNN has reached out to Simone Biles for comment.
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I'd be very surprised if Ms. Biles had anything to say to CNN other than **** off!

Last night she tweeted, "Eating my feelings don't talk to me." She also liked a few tweets Friday morning, including one that said, "This is exactly why I hate the media in America. Has nothing to do with @Simone_Biles don't drag her name through the mud because of something her brother did. She's an American Icon & Hero for little girls everywhere."
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Well no ****.

Ranb
 
My newsfeed shows near identical headlines for this event, one from CNN and one from Fox, right next to each other. Would be totally shocked if there weren't more outlets doing the same thing. Which is a thousand miles away from me saying it's okay, just that it's to be expected.
 
News is what is of interest to the masses. It's not what's necessary, logical, or good for the masses to know.
 
TragicMonkey said:
News is what is of interest to the masses. It's not what's necessary, logical, or good for the masses to know.
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True but that's what separates a gossip rag from and ostensibly professional news source.

This is a TMZ headline, not a CNN headline.
 
JoeMorgue said:
True but that's what separates a gossip rag from and ostensibly professional news source.

This is a TMZ headline, not a CNN headline.
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The actor who played the slutty plastic surgeon on Nip/Tuck is the son of a former prime minister of Australia. That's hardly important or useful to know, but it is interesting.
 
JoeMorgue said:
True but that's what separates a gossip rag from and ostensibly professional news source.

This is a TMZ headline, not a CNN headline.
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I think the big mistake is making distinctions like this. CNN and TMZ are both click-baiting attention whores. One of them just dresses up prettier most of the time.
 
I doubt if you’d have seen the story at all if it weren’t for the connection with a famous person.
 
shemp said:
Yes everyone does it. Yes it's reprehensible. Yes "the media" often does sucky things.
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And it's nothing new.
It is reprehensible behavior.
But having to put up with crap like this is part of the price we pay for a free press. Outside of Libel laws, which give the victim a legal recourse to sue the media involved, there is no way of really preventing this without throwing out freedom of the press.
 
I don't think anyone is suggesting CNN should be like stopped via any type of legal means.

We needn't not handwring over freedom of the press when it's just people saying they find it distasteful.
 
dudalb said:
And it's nothing new.
It is reprehensible behavior.
But having to put up with crap like this is part of the price we pay for a free press. Outside of Libel laws, which give the victim a legal recourse to sue the media involved, there is no way of really preventing this without throwing out freedom of the press.
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I'd settle for just throwing out the credibility of the press.
 
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